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Chesapeake, VA vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 15.6% less per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Salt Lake City than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VASalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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