2024 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 10.2% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in San Rafael than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$14,962$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3119.8416.23
 Students per Librarian120641414573
 Students per Counselor2239508530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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