2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, WA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 38.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, WASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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