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Alexandria, VA vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 35.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Sioux Falls than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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