2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 35.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Kalamazoo than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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