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Alexandria, VA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 4.0% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.0% higher in Palo Alto than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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