2024 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, TX vs Shawnee, KS

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Highlights
- Shawnee spends 2.0% more per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Shawnee than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shawnee had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXShawnee, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6913.4116.23
 Students per Librarian8894994573
 Students per Counselor365409530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%2.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%51.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.4%1.5%
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 Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 18 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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