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Sandston, VA vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 0.9% less per student than Sandston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Chester than in Sandston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandston

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 Sandston, VAChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,871$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642$10,033$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,489$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2815.0516.23
 Students per Librarian6676864573
 Students per Counselor360305530
 Grade School Educ.6.4%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.0%91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.3%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.0%1.5%

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I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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ZIPS IN SANDSTON, VIRGINIA
23150 23250
ZIPS IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA
23831

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