2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 5.7% less per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Alexandria than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 23.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  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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