2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Airy, NC vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 97.0% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Arlington than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 12.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  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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