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Chesapeake, VA vs West Haven, CT

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- West Haven spends 78.5% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in West Haven than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Haven had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAWest Haven, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews
Jeffrey · Chesapeake, VA
Family Friendly and great Schools!
Over 5 years ago

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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Brandon · Suffolk, VA
Family friendly and we've got the beach, that's it
Over 5 years ago

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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Nolan · Black Mountain, NC
Chesapeake has Little to Offer
Over 7 years ago

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 West Haven    7 Reviews
sylvia · West Haven, CT
climate
Over 10 years ago

Im just tired of the cold months and the price of the  More

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jean · West Haven, CT
real estate taxes
Over 15 years ago

West Haven has a nice long oceanfront, however,I would not want to swim at our beaches. The taxes for real estate are very high..I pay over $4,000 a year for a small  More

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awad · West Haven, CT
crime
Over 15 years ago

low crime,diverse  More

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