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Gate City, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 11.2% more per student than Gate City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Chester than in Gate City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gate City
 Gate City, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,713  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gate City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Actually several unicorporated towns fall under the Gate City zipcode and I live in in a rural part of the area. I am retired military and don't have kids in school so  More

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Over 19 years ago

this is one of the most charming places i have ever lived. the people here make you feel so welcome. i also feel this is one of the safest towns i have ever lived. i  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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