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Scottsdale, AZ vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 22.7% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Chesapeake than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.5616.23
 Students per Librarian23486984573
 Students per Counselor718307530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  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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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
23322 23320 23323 23321 23324 23325

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