2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park spends 4.8% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% higher in Menlo Park than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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