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Chesapeake, VA vs The Colony, TX

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Highlights
- The Colony spends 24.1% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in The Colony than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- The Colony had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake

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 Chesapeake, VAThe Colony, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,959$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011$9,859$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,649$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5614.3916.23
 Students per Librarian69810184573
 Students per Counselor307365530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%44.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.9%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 The Colony    8 Reviews

I've lived in The Colony since 2001. It's never been a fancy place but it was decent enough. We were famous for being the only wet city around and having plenty of  More

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The Colony is a true gem! A wonderful location to raise your children, excellent schools, low crime, and affordable housing! A true community feel with tons of kid  More

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Over 13 years ago

I was surprised to read 3 negative views on The COlony. We love it here. It has a small town feel and is very friendly. We live in a perfectly lovely neighborhood. The  More

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ZIPS IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
23322 23320 23323 23321 23324 23325
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