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Alexandria, VA vs Melissa, TX

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- Melissa spends 22.2% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Melissa than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melissa had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAMelissa, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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