2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, TX vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 28.0% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Wilson than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, TXWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 4 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 7 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 8 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 Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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