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Alexandria, VA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 29.2% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Virginia Beach than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

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 Alexandria, VAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3115.4416.23
 Students per Librarian12066124573
 Students per Counselor2239322530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%1.4%1.5%

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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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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