2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dallas, TX vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 129.9% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Washington than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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