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Arlington, VA vs Olathe, KS

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Highlights
- Olathe spends 40.9% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Olathe than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VAOlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1513.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6444994573
 Students per Counselor248409530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%50.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%2.1%1.5%

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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 Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
22204, 22201, 22207, 22203, 22202, 22206, 22205, 22209, 22213, 22211, 11 total
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66062 66061

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