2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chesterton, IN vs Manassas, VA

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Highlights
- Manassas spends 14.3% more per student than Chesterton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Manassas than in Chesterton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manassas had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chesterton
 Chesterton, INManassas, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,582$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,050$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chesterton    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural  More

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Reviews for Manassas    19 Reviews

Hi all: Looking for some insider info. I am from Boston. My husband was transferred down to Herndon, VA, and my son is going to George Mason University, so we are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Affordable living 40 minutes outside of  More

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I live in a subdivision outside the City of Manassas (the Sudley Subdivision) a couple of miles from the Manassas Battlefield National Park. I love the history of the  More

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