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Arlington, TN vs National City, CA

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Highlights
- National City spends 33.8% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in National City than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- National City had 23.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TNNational City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

We've been here for a few years and it is about as dull and boring as it gets. There's even a significant amount of crime for a tiny town. What's the point of a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Ive been away for a little over 28 years and can probably do 20  More

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Reviews for National City    1 Reviews

When you can't afford to live anywhere else in the main San Diego metro area...you live in National City or El Cajon. El Cajon has the higher poverty rate, but National  More

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