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Chester, VA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 1.8% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Colorado Springs than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester

Education
 Chester, VAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,757$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,276$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0517.0616.23
 Students per Librarian6866214573
 Students per Counselor305274530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.7%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.7%1.5%

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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 Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
23831
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80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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