2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 37.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Grand Rapids than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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