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Seattle, WA vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 17.4% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Arlington than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$19,293$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5315.1516.23
 Students per Librarian9896444573
 Students per Counselor455248530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%7.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%76.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%8.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%4.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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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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98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total

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