2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs University City, MO

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Highlights
- University City spends 27.2% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in University City than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- University City had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAUniversity City, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,953$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,927$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6324573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%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 University City    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised here and almost everyone knows everyone. I'm wanting to move because I want to reinvent myself and a change of pace. Don't get me wrong I love st.  More

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