2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, WA vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 30.5% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Wilmington than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, WAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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