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Arlington, VA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 16.0% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Austin than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$10,538$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1514.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6448054573
 Students per Counselor248391530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%55.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total
ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total

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