2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yorktown, VA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 10.6% less per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Durham than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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