2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, LA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 33.7% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Santa Fe than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, LASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,997  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor753  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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