2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Nampa, ID

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Highlights
- Nampa spends 64.8% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Nampa than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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