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Arlington, TX vs Roswell, GA

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Highlights
- Roswell spends 19.2% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Roswell than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roswell had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXRoswell, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5704573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 9 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 9 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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