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Alexandria, VA vs Sun Prairie, WI

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- Sun Prairie spends 7.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Sun Prairie than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Prairie had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASun Prairie, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Sun Prairie    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

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Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

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