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Sammamish, WA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 35.4% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% lower in Chesapeake than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish
 Sammamish, WAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  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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