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Arlington, VA vs Grand Prairie, TX

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Highlights
- Grand Prairie spends 44.1% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Grand Prairie than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VAGrand Prairie, 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%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%0.7%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 Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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