2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Muncie, IN

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Highlights
- Muncie spends 46.5% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Muncie than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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