2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tucson, AZ vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 119.0% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Arlington than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  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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