2024 Compare Cities Education:
Danville, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 13.8% less per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Chester than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,800$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,892$10,033$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,474$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5315.0516.23
 Students per Librarian6376864573
 Students per Counselor441305530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.2%91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.3%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    8 Reviews

I have lived in Danville all of my life(almost 30 years). This town has been through some ups and downs but as I get older, I have realized how great of a town that  More

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Danville is in a state of revival. Its beautiful river and numerous parks, its quiet walks and enviable sunsets are but a few of the natural amenities the city offers.  More

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In my opinion, all of Danville's problems are rooted in their poorly managed government infrastructure. I have been here for 3 months and the entire time I've been here,  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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