2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Marblehead, MA

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Highlights
- Marblehead spends 5.5% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% lower in Marblehead than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marblehead had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAMarblehead, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$17,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3112.0416.23
 Students per Librarian12065304573
 Students per Counselor2239355530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%0.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%8.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%77.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%6.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%4.3%1.5%
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 Marblehead    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

From a life long resident... the selfish yuppies, coked out realtors and well connected pot smokers have taken over the town.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been to every state except Alaska and can say Marblehead is the nicest places to live. However, there are two big cons. 1. Is the unequal way properties are  More

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