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Kent, WA vs Arlington, WA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 11.7% less per student than Kent.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Arlington than in Kent. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kent

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 Kent, WAArlington, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$14,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.9116.23
 Students per Librarian98915644573
 Students per Counselor455420530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.2%90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%28.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%20.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 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 15 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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ZIPS IN KENT, WASHINGTON
98031 98030 98032
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223

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