2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 44.1% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Palm Bay than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%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 Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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