2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 30.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Lafayette than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VALafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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