2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, TX vs Kissimmee, FL

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Highlights
- Kissimmee spends 23.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Kissimmee than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kissimmee had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXKissimmee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 13 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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I like where I live because of its  More

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