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Arlington, TX vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 14.8% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Raleigh than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6915.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8898294573
 Students per Counselor365300530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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