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Copperas Cove, TX vs Chester, VA

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- Chester spends 15.7% more per student than Copperas Cove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Chester than in Copperas Cove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Copperas Cove
 Copperas Cove, TXChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Copperas Cove    5 Reviews

Copperas Cove is probably one of the nicer towns relative to the rest of the area. There are two things that people should be aware of when they live there 1. If you  More

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Over 14 years ago

For some reason there are loud neighbors  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you are not white, Christian, southern, retired government, ex-military or retired military then you will have a problem. That is even if you have a job. The police  More

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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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