2024 Compare Cities Education:
Prior Lake, MN vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 39.4% more per student than Prior Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Arlington than in Prior Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,898$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057$19,293$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,322$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2215.1516.23
 Students per Librarian8336444573
 Students per Counselor770248530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%7.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.3%3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%76.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%8.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 14 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  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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