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Mechanicsville, VA vs Gloucester Point, VA

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- Gloucester Point spends 11.7% more per student than Mechanicsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Gloucester Point than in Mechanicsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gloucester Point had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VAGloucester Point, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,024$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews
Lisa · Hanover, VA
High Schools
Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Tom · Mechanicsville, VA
Taxes
Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Michele · Mechanicsville, VA
A nice place to live.
Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Gloucester Point    2 Reviews
g · Gloucester, VA
0/10 would NOT recommend
Over 6 years ago

the people here are ignorant. nothing to do.  More

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Mary · Falls Church, VA
Suburbia in Falls Church
Over 19 years ago

Recently moved to Falls Church, enjoy the diversity and the close proximity to everything, however the traffic is  More

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