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Chesapeake, VA vs Meridian, MS

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 17.2% less per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Meridian than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAMeridian, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,725$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5334573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Meridian has so much to offer for a great stay, it’s affordable for visiting and for those who want to move to a family friendly town.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Meridian at one time. It's one of many places I've lived across the country so I feel I have a lot of places to compare to it. If you check the crime stats ,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Meridian has, essentially 3 parts. In one section, the residents are financially secure and these neighborhoods are fairly insulated from the criminal and related  More

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