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Charlottesville, VA vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News spends 19.6% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Newport News than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport News had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville

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 Charlottesville, VANewport News, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,539$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584$11,876$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,935$6,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.0715.5516.23
 Students per Librarian4994104573
 Students per Counselor243325530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.4%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 3 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 3 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
22903 22901 22902
ZIPS IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
23608 23602 23606 23601 23607 23605 23604 23603

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