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Arlington, WA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow spends 17.2% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Barstow than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Barstow had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, WABarstow, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 9 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 17 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 Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 8 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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