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Pleasanton, CA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 27.1% less per student than Pleasanton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% lower in Chesapeake than in Pleasanton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasanton
 Pleasanton, CAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasanton    18 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have been a resident of Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley (including the cities of Dublin, Livermore, and San Ramon) for nearly 30 years. Perception of life quality in  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and love it. Make Sure to Check it  More

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Over 6 years ago

LITERALLY STUPID the tacos are great  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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