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Virginia Beach, VA vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Puyallup spends 35.4% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Puyallup than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach

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 Virginia Beach, VAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,565$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028$14,056$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,014$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4418.6816.23
 Students per Librarian61211394573
 Students per Counselor322441530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%25.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total
ZIPS IN PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON
98372 98371

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