2026 Compare Cities Education:
Coral Gables, FL vs Arlington, VA

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- Arlington spends 98.9% more per student than Coral Gables.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Arlington than in Coral Gables. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coral Gables
 Coral Gables, FLArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  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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