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Chesapeake, VA vs Plymouth, NC

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Highlights
- Plymouth spends 8.1% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Plymouth than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plymouth had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAPlymouth, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6594573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Plymouth    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have bought my house in Plymouth one year ago, I'm a single middle aged female. I have not had one problem living here and find the town to be nice and quiet .  More

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Dangerous town, high crime rate, low employment, and low wages. Gang activity, murder, rape, robbery, dismal shopping choices. There are two supermarkets, neither of  More

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Plymouth is again on its way up! Many shops are available uptown. Everything from ice-cream to antiques is well within our grasp. Visiting uptown is a great way to spend  More

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