2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Bridgeport, CT

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Highlights
- Bridgeport spends 2.4% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Bridgeport than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeport had 18.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VABridgeport, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Bridgeport    17 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bridgeport Connecticut is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live. I currently attend Central Magnet high school as well as the Bridgeport Aquaculture school and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Bridgeport in 1996, after bankruptcy changed it. I left looking for a better place to live. Funny thing is I haven't found it. I grew up in Bridgeport. What I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bridgeport is the best place ever ive been livin here all my life i love it it aint as bad as people say it it they dont know wat they talkin  More

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