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Chester, VA vs St. Cloud, FL

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- St. Cloud spends 18.4% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in St. Cloud than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Cloud had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VASt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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