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Alexandria, VA vs Smithfield, VA

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Highlights
- Smithfield spends 37.0% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Smithfield than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithfield had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASmithfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8034573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%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 Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 14 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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