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Arlington, VA vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 44.1% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Dallas than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VADallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1515.0116.23
 Students per Librarian6449714573
 Students per Counselor248361530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%17.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%35.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%1.3%1.5%

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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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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