2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Pineville, LA

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Highlights
- Pineville spends 40.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Pineville than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pineville had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAPineville, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5324573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Pineville    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Pineville-Alexandria is a metro area of roughly 75K, which feels smaller than it actually is. The people and relative lack of culture and stores you'd normally find in  More

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Pineville, Love it or Leave it. My family moved from the country to Pineville in 1960. Took a while but got used to living in town and love it. Moved away for a short  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in this area for over half of my life. Other than the zoo, a small mall, a movie theater, and a bowling alley, there is nothing to do! You have to drive 4  More

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