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Newport News, VA vs Georgetown, KY

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Highlights
- Georgetown spends 11.2% more per student than Newport News.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Georgetown than in Newport News. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Georgetown had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport News
 Newport News, VAGeorgetown, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,783$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,876  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,054$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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Reviews for Georgetown    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Georgetown has under gone a tremendous change since 1980. It was the ideal "small town USA". In the mid to late 1980's Toyota came to town and things started to happen.  More

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I was reading what was posted for Georgetown on it's cost of living and educational assets. My children all go to school in Scott County and I thought it should be  More

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Over 18 years ago

Come to Georgetown, KY. Plenty of homes for sale at reasonable prices and jobs here and in  More

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