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Chester, VA vs Manahawkin, NJ

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Highlights
- Manahawkin spends 79.9% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Manahawkin than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manahawkin had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VAManahawkin, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13244573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Manahawkin    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Southern Regional is a good school with many choices for electives and extracurricular. However, theres been some bullying there and it may effect a student's  More

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Over 17 years ago

R.E. Taxes to high Twp costs through the rppf even city sewar and water costs quite lofty. Although we have good schools, but again very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Working with the 'right' Realtor can make a big difference in your home buying/selling experience. Lisa G Lopez of Home Alliance Realty, located in the heart of  More

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