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Chesapeake, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 1.6% less per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Chester than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 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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