2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View spends 21.9% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% higher in Mountain View than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain View had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.3%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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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