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Chesapeake, VA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 100.8% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Albany than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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