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Petersburg, VA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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Highlights
- Mechanicsville spends 12.1% less per student than Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Mechanicsville than in Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petersburg
 Petersburg, VAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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