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Fort Lee, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 14.6% more per student than Fort Lee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Chester than in Fort Lee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lee

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 Fort Lee, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,135$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,752$10,033$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,656$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5515.0516.23
 Students per Librarian6826864573
 Students per Counselor323305530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.8%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.6%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.7%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%1.5%

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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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