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Chester, VA vs Leominster, MA

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Highlights
- Leominster spends 54.8% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Leominster than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leominster had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester

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 Chester, VALeominster, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,757$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033$16,667$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,276$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0512.6916.23
 Students per Librarian6864644573
 Students per Counselor305379530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.7%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%31.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%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 Leominster    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Leominster has been a great place to live since it is the perfect distance away from Boston. Close enough to catch a plane but far enough from the city mindset.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Leominster is a central Massachusetts city of about 40,000 with moderate taxes, a fairly good school system and low crime rate. There are many community activities for  More

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Over 17 years ago

Have lived here for 10+ years. A lot of growth during that time and housing prices have reflected that. The family and I enjoy the area (I am a transplant from the  More

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23831
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