2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hopkinton, MA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 45.9% less per student than Hopkinton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Chester than in Hopkinton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hopkinton
 Hopkinton, MAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hopkinton    2 Reviews

Hopkinton is a great town to raise a family. Best schools, lovely properties, lots of land, and close proximity to major roads. 45 minutes in any direction will find  More

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Hopkinton covers ups its criminal activities so they can stay on the best places to live list. A african american 16 year old girl was murdered and tied to a tree in the  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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