2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeway, TX vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 19.1% more per student than Lakeway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Arlington than in Lakeway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeway
 Lakeway, TXArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeway    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We moved to Lakeway TX about 6 years ago from Atlanta GA as part of a corporate relcation. Lakeway is maybe 15 miles west of Austin TX, and has a small town / resort  More

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Over 18 years ago

The quality of homes within the Lakeway area is quiet good both in terms of materials, execution and also design/asthestics. Most have a Tuscan or Mexican style with  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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