2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mineral, VA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 42.1% more per student than Mineral.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Alexandria than in Mineral. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mineral
 Mineral, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mineral    2 Reviews

Having spent the part quarter century visiting, camping, boating and living in the Mineral, VA area, I want to introduce the viewer to Lake Anna, a 13,000 acre, 17 mile  More

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Hello from Bavaria (Germany) to Virginia, we have been cycling the US on our Tandem from April to August. On May 2nd (2009), a rainy afternoon, we met Betsy and John  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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