2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Highland, UT

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Highlights
- Highland spends 48.7% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.6% higher in Highland than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAHighland, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Highland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We live in a quiet community with great views of the mountains to the east and north. We love it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Highland has large amounts of recreation. It sits between 3 large universities and has the benefits of being drawn away from the college atmosphere, but still close  More

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