2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greensboro, NC vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 79.9% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Alexandria than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro
 Greensboro, NCAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  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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