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Chester, VA vs Glen Burnie, MD

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Highlights
- Glen Burnie spends 38.6% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Glen Burnie than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Burnie had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VAGlen Burnie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Glen Burnie    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My city is nice but most people i know go to DC or Pennsylvania to  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have four definitive  More

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Over 19 years ago

Need more community centers and more constructive activities for  More

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