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Burlington, NC vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 28.4% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Chester than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, NCChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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