2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 41.7% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Huntsville than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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