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Chesapeake, VA vs Annapolis, MD

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- Annapolis spends 36.5% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Annapolis than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Annapolis had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAAnnapolis, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%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.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Annapolis    31 Reviews

Annapolis has extremely charming areas (mostly old Annapolis neighborhood's)-- Those very old area near the water have Amazing charm. You can start with downtown West  More

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Well, I really would give living in Annapolis 3.5 stars. I moved here by myself several years ago. One of the highs of this place is that there are a lot of terrific  More

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When we were trying to decide where in the USA to relocate to, Annapolis had enough interest that it made our list. Ultimately, we found a different city that offered  More

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