2026 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 10.7% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Olympia than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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