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Arlington, WA vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Roanoke spends 20.5% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Roanoke than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, WARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,718$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748$12,973$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,118$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9114.7216.23
 Students per Librarian15648554573
 Students per Counselor420298530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%19.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%26.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 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 15 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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