2026 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne spends 26.0% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.3% higher in Hawthorne than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hawthorne had 17.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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