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Chesapeake, VA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 41.7% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Tacoma than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VATacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 5 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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