2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rock Springs, WY vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 23.9% less per student than Rock Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Chesapeake than in Rock Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Springs
 Rock Springs, WYChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,032$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,312$12,011$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,658$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7114.5616.23
 Students per Librarian2926984573
 Students per Counselor379307530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.9%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Rock Springs    3 Reviews

Rock Springs will grow on you. It is a big city (about 20,000) by Wyoming standards. There are a few chain stores and a small mall. Wal-Mart is the main place to shop  More

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Over 16 years ago

i once lived in rock for about a year and then transfered to oregon. i'm ready to go back.the town is like any it has good and bad.im going back because it grew on me  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have heard lots of rumors about Rock Springs. I know that many people say it is a rough town. Since I am looking at possibly teaching there, I would like to know what  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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