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Chesapeake, VA vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 39.0% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Reading than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 23.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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