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Alexandria, VA vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 3.0% more per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Worcester than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria

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 Alexandria, VAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,159$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099$16,667$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,923$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3112.6916.23
 Students per Librarian12064644573
 Students per Counselor2239379530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%17.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.3%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%32.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.6%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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