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Chesapeake, VA vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 10.9% less per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% higher in Fort Myers than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake

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 Chesapeake, VAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,959$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,649$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5618.8116.23
 Students per Librarian69828704573
 Students per Counselor307557530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
23322 23320 23323 23321 23324 23325
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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