2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 18.5% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Prospect than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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