2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgeland, SC vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 10.6% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Alexandria than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgeland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ridgeland is a wonderful town to grow up in. I've lived here for 29 years. The public school system here is very far behind and most of the people here have to pay extra  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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