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Pine Bush, NY vs Chester, VA

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- Chester spends 54.3% less per student than Pine Bush.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Chester than in Pine Bush. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pine Bush
 Pine Bush, NYChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pine Bush    4 Reviews

I be lived in Pine Bush for 5 years and I learned a lot along the way. It has everything you need and nothing more in the town.My biggest gripe is the taxes! Pine Bush  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nice Place to live. Little for 20 somethings  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pine Bush is the ideal place to live; country setting yet close enough to major highways for commuting. Although the area is continually growing it retains a small town  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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