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Alexandria, VA vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 38.8% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Plantation than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

Education
 Alexandria, VAPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3119.1916.23
 Students per Librarian12067214573
 Students per Counselor2239366530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%45.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.9%1.5%

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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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 11 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
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