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Chesapeake, VA vs Wilmington, DE

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- Wilmington spends 54.1% more per student than Chesapeake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Wilmington than in Chesapeake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesapeake
 Chesapeake, VAWilmington, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,011  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Wilmington    18 Reviews

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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Over 9 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  More

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