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Colonial Heights, VA vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 16.1% less per student than Colonial Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Canton than in Colonial Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colonial Heights
 Colonial Heights, VACanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,306  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 13 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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