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Chester, VA vs West Valley City, UT

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Highlights
- West Valley City spends 14.3% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.4% higher in West Valley City than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Valley City had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, VAWest Valley City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,033  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%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 West Valley City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Over 11 years ago

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