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Grand Prairie, TX vs Arlington, TX

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 3.6% more per student than Grand Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Arlington than in Grand Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Prairie

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 Grand Prairie, TXArlington, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,172$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291$9,823$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0114.6916.23
 Students per Librarian9718894573
 Students per Counselor361365530
 Grade School Educ.9.5%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.5%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%31.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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ZIPS IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
75052 75050 75051 75054
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total

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