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Alexandria, VA vs Fredericksburg, VA

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- Fredericksburg spends 26.6% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Fredericksburg than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fredericksburg had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

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 Alexandria, VAFredericksburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$13,335$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$8,590$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3113.7316.23
 Students per Librarian120618124573
 Students per Counselor2239330530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%42.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Fredericksburg    17 Reviews

Fredericksburg has an undeniably small town charm and an all around appeal that is hard to beat, in the context of its proximity to the larger DC Metro area. The  More

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I have lived in Fredericksburg for over 10 years and love it. The housing prices are affordable and this historic city has so much to offer. Ideal location also situated  More

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Disclaimer right off the top; yes I know there are good people everywhere and some are here as well but Fredericksburg is far from an ideal place to live and here is  More

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ZIPS IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
ZIPS IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
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