2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 54.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Tucson than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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