2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palmdale, CA vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 35.1% more per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Arlington than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 24.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale
 Palmdale, CAArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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