2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 25.7% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Alexandria than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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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