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Alexandria, VA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 7.2% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in West Chester than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

Education
 Alexandria, VAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3113.9616.23
 Students per Librarian12065544573
 Students per Counselor2239301530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%3.9%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 West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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ZIPS IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383

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