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

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 36.0% more per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Alexandria than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke
 Roanoke, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  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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