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

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 29.0% less per student than Staunton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Alexandria than in Staunton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staunton
 Staunton, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,339  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 11 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  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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