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Arlington, TX vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 19.9% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.7% higher in Santa Cruz than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$13,552$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6921.8416.23
 Students per Librarian88962714573
 Students per Counselor365473530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%56.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%5.5%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 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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Over 4 years ago

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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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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