2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 22.1% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Summit than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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