2026 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Santa Fe, TX

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 43.5% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Santa Fe than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VASanta Fe, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Santa Fe    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

as a person who was born and raised here, it’s terrible. if you like being hatecrimed or doing the hate criming i guess you should come here. terrible twin terrible  More

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Over 9 years ago

Santa Fe is wonderful to us! Most people don't live by the dump, that is more between Algoa and Alvin or live by crapy areas. Santa Fe is a small town where a lot of  More

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I am a professional that moved to Santa Fe a year ago. Santa Fe is a small town close to the Ocean and close to amenities. If you don't like having a WALMART down the  More

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