2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 45.3% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Monroe than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAMonroe, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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