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Arlington, TX vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 54.0% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in San Francisco than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$16,279$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6920.416.23
 Students per Librarian88912964573
 Students per Counselor365566530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%59.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 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 6 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 7 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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total

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