2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 11.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Baltimore than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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