2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Belleville, IL

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Highlights
- Belleville spends 10.5% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Belleville than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belleville had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VABelleville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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