2025 Compare Cities Education:
McKinney, TX vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 58.1% more per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Arlington than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney
 McKinney, TXArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  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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