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Arlington, VA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 42.4% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Virginia Beach than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1515.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6446124573
 Students per Counselor248322530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%1.4%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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