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Nags Head, NC vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 5.0% more per student than Nags Head.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Chesapeake than in Nags Head. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nags Head
 Nags Head, NCChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,468  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Nags Head    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

what is the cost to living at the  More

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Over 16 years ago

In your facts about Avon, NC you have it's location being in Hyde County. In reality, Avon, NC is in Dare County. Carolyn Honeycutt Avon, NC  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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