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Olney, MD vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 34.3% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Chesapeake than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, MDChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    5 Reviews

Been here since 2015. Peaceful and lots of green space for natural beauty. Convenient to given the shopping village with all that is needed. I must express  More

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In 1957 my parents almost bought a house with a stable for two horses. When the deal went south, I came close to divorcing my parents! Forty years later, my wife and I  More

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Over 13 years ago

Olney Theater is very good for small  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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