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Chesapeake, VA vs Potomac, MD

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- Potomac spends 52.3% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Potomac than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Potomac had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAPotomac, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.5%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 Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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