2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnstown, PA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 9.4% more per student than Johnstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Alexandria than in Johnstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnstown
 Johnstown, PAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,021  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor401  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.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Johnstown    16 Reviews

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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Over 13 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  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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