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Chester, VA vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 36.6% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% higher in Los Angeles than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VALos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 5 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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