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Atlantic Beach, FL vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 31.7% more per student than Atlantic Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Chesapeake than in Atlantic Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Atlantic Beach
 Atlantic Beach, FLChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Atlantic Beach    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

This is Mikes wife, Regan. We are moving to Jacksonville July 1st from Rome GA. Just interested in the pros and cons of living there. We FINALLY were able to sell our  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you find yourself transferring to NS Mayport in FL and of children in elementary, then consider Joseph Finegan Elementary. It is a nice little jewel tucked away that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great place to  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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