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Chester, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 15.3% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Richmond than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester

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 Chester, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,757$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,276$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0515.3116.23
 Students per Librarian6866064573
 Students per Counselor305527530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.7%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.1%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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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