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Chesapeake, VA vs Huntington Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Huntington Beach spends 17.9% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.4% higher in Huntington Beach than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington Beach had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAHuntington Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 11 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  More

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