2025 Compare Cities Education:
Apple Valley, CA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 30.6% more per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in Alexandria than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, CAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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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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