2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 20.7% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Alexandria than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  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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