2026 Compare Cities Education:
Mountain Home, AR vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 95.1% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Alexandria than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, ARAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,288  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 8 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  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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