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Chesapeake, VA vs East Rutherford, NJ

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Highlights
- East Rutherford spends 92.1% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in East Rutherford than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Rutherford had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAEast Rutherford, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 East Rutherford    1 Reviews

I love taking the NJ Transit bus into and out of the city but wish there was a direct train line and that both services ran 24-7. I can dream, can't  More

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