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Chesapeake, VA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 16.3% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.7% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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