2025 Compare Cities Education:
Niagara Falls, NY vs Alexandria, VA

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- Alexandria spends 21.3% less per student than Niagara Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Alexandria than in Niagara Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,601  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor253  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  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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