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Chester, VA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 3.4% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% higher in Birmingham than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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