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Arlington, TX vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 4.6% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.4% higher in Shreveport than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$11,934$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6922.2416.23
 Students per Librarian8894894573
 Students per Counselor365342530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.1%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 Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
71106, 71107, 71118, 71105, 71109, 71108, 71115, 71104, 71129, 71047, 13 total

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