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Arlington, VA vs Sterling Heights, MI

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Highlights
- Sterling Heights spends 42.9% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Sterling Heights than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sterling Heights had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10204573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%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.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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