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Newport News, VA vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 2.5% less per student than Newport News.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Chesapeake than in Newport News. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport News

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 Newport News, VAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,297$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,876$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,733$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5514.5616.23
 Students per Librarian4106984573
 Students per Counselor325307530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.1%1.5%

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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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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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