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New Orleans, LA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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- Virginia Beach spends 33.6% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Virginia Beach than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 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 6 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 7 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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