2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, TX vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 12.0% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.0% higher in Irvine than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 4 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 7 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 8 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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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