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Chester, WV vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City spends 1.9% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Traverse City than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, WVTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,978  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great place to raise kids  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are several nice places to eat is this town. Alot of the restaurants have a wonderful breaffast. Here I want to talk about one place in particular and one of  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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