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Port Orchard, WA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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- Virginia Beach spends 23.3% less per student than Port Orchard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Virginia Beach than in Port Orchard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orchard
 Port Orchard, WAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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