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Ashland, VA vs Chili, NY

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Highlights
- Chili spends 141.9% more per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Chili than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chili had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, VAChili, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for Chili    2 Reviews

I have lived in or near Chili for over 40 years . I was lucky to find my dream job here. I also lived in SanAntonio Texas and toured most countries in Europe. I can say  More

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We lived in Chili, NY for almost 20 years. We had to relocate for jobs. If that weren't the case, we would most likely still be living there. The area has grown so  More

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