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Charlotte, NC vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 2.8% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Chesapeake than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte

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 Charlotte, NCChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,612$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,250$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2114.5616.23
 Students per Librarian11496984573
 Students per Counselor307307530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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