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

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 56.7% more per student than Radford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Alexandria than in Radford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Radford
 Radford, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,149  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor540  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Radford    1 Reviews

Pretty nice place to live. There's not a lot of income here, or jobs, so commuting to Blacksburg to make some money might be your best option. Lots of beautiful city  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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