2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chesapeake, VA vs West Palm Beach, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 0.5% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in West Palm Beach than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Chesapeake

Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

   |    Reply

Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

   |    Reply

Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of West Palm Beach


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.