2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Tempe, AZ

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Highlights
- Tempe spends 44.9% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Tempe than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tempe had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VATempe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%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.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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