2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palmyra, VA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 59.0% more per student than Palmyra.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Alexandria than in Palmyra. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmyra
 Palmyra, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,047$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,204$18,099$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,942$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7615.3116.23
 Students per Librarian66312064573
 Students per Counselor3012239530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.100.0%93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.0.0%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.0.0%5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%65.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.0.0%23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%6.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%3.8%1.5%
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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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