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Arlington, WA vs Airway Heights, WA

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Highlights
- Airway Heights spends 0.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Airway Heights than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Airway Heights had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, WAAirway Heights, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Airway Heights    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Like a modern day Mayberry!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! New more shopping choices though, like a WINCO. Police dept a LITTLE over zealous but a great place to  More

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Over 16 years ago

i actually love living here in Airway Heights for many reasons: it's small enough to know all the local grocers, pharmacists, city employees by name. it's not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

So expensive to buy a home...but soooo worth  More

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