2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs Alexandria, VA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 17.1% more per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.9% lower in Alexandria than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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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