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Memphis, TN vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 6.0% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Chesapeake than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis

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 Memphis, TNChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,225$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,030$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7614.5616.23
 Students per Librarian9586984573
 Students per Counselor501307530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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ZIPS IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
38016, 38128, 38127, 38134, 38109, 38111, 38115, 38116, 38118, 38018, 30 total
ZIPS IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
23322 23320 23323 23321 23324 23325

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