2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Sycamore, IL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sycamore spends 11.5% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Sycamore than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Alexandria

Reviews for Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

   |    Reply

Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

   |    Reply

Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sycamore


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.