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Chesapeake, VA vs Long Branch, NJ

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- Long Branch spends 91.2% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Long Branch than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Branch had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VALong Branch, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Long Branch    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I Live at the Jersey Shore and it is really like a year round vacation. Great beaches,mountians and sking. But the cost of living here has gone sky  More

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