2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cape May, NJ vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 10.1% less per student than Cape May.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.4% higher in Arlington than in Cape May. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape May
 Cape May, NJArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,850  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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