2026 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Parkland, FL

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Highlights
- Parkland spends 38.8% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Parkland than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkland had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAParkland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 12 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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