2026 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 31.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Denton than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VADenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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