2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Brewster, NY

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Highlights
- Brewster spends 65.6% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Brewster than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brewster had 21.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VABrewster, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,726$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,543$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9704573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Brewster    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived here for some time, school taxes way above national average, the town once thriving is no longer the same, there are nicer towns going south along the rail but  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice area that is 1 1/2 hr by train North of New York City. It is growing rapidly because of the cost of housing is becoming extreme as you get closer to NYC. It has  More

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