2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lansdale, PA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 44.2% less per student than Lansdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Chester than in Lansdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansdale
 Lansdale, PAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lansdale    7 Reviews

Lansdale, Montgomery County, PA is a nice community. Low in crime. Good school district (North Penn SD ranked in top 20% of PA school districts per  More

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Over 13 years ago

A quite town I have lived at for 20+ years. It has undergone many changes through the years, and is a small  More

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Over 14 years ago

Lansdale is a nice little town to live in but not much to do. If you want something exciting to do you would have to drive into Philadelphia but the traffic jams pretty  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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