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Arlington, TX vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 14.1% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Plantation than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 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.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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