2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 50.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Wake Forest than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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