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Norfolk, VA vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 0.4% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Chesapeake than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk

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 Norfolk, VAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,905$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,401$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4914.5616.23
 Students per Librarian5506984573
 Students per Counselor316307530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  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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