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Montgomery, AL vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 34.3% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Virginia Beach than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery

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 Montgomery, ALVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,103$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,493$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.9115.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6066124573
 Students per Counselor454322530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.4%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
36117, 36116, 36109, 36108, 36106, 36111, 36110, 36105, 36104, 36107, 14 total
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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