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Arlington, TX vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 30.4% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.1% higher in Alameda than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 5 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 8 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 9 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 Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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