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Alpine, CA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 20.8% less per student than Alpine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.7% lower in Chesapeake than in Alpine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpine
 Alpine, CAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Alpine    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Alpine is a great place to live if you want to be away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's rural yet close to needed things. The schools are great 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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