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Bedford, VA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 0.9% less per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Virginia Beach than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford

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 Bedford, VAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,689$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,701$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9915.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6016124573
 Students per Counselor291322530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.8%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.6%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 16 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 18 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
24523
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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