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Greensboro, NC vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 19.8% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Chester than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro

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 Greensboro, NCChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,652$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101$10,033$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,180$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2815.0516.23
 Students per Librarian6416864573
 Students per Counselor310305530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Greensboro    55 Reviews

I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Can no longer afford the cost of living in Austin, Tx. Searching for a medium size town to move to in North Carolina. Family of 2 middle aged adults, one college age  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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ZIPS IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
27406, 27410, 27407, 27405, 27455, 27403, 27401, 27408, 27409, 27214, 11 total
ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
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