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Powder Springs, GA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 2.2% less per student than Powder Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Virginia Beach than in Powder Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Powder Springs
 Powder Springs, GAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,877$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,686$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4715.4416.23
 Students per Librarian5376124573
 Students per Counselor376322530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 18 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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 6 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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