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Chesapeake, VA vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 23.8% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Lexington than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake

Education
 Chesapeake, VALexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,959$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011$11,923$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,649$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5613.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6984454573
 Students per Counselor307341530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%46.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.6%1.5%

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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 Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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