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Chester, VA vs Mastic, NY

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Highlights
- Mastic spends 136.9% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Mastic than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mastic had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VAMastic, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%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 Mastic    2 Reviews

Taxes on my home 12k a year 1/4 acre, 3bed. 2 bath fixer upper 200k, school taxes up and up quality of education. Doesn't go up! No family values for the most part.  More

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I can see that no one on this site actually has visited Mastic, NY. 1st picture to the left does NOT even remotely look like that town. I know, I lived there. My 4 sons  More

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