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Summersville, WV vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 2.4% less per student than Summersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Chesapeake than in Summersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Summersville
 Summersville, WVChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Summersville    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Summersville for over 20 years and I wouldn't recommend moving here. The job market is stagnant, the mindset is 50+ years out dated, the economy isn't  More

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Over 7 years ago

The lake is great but the culture is dated 50 years back. There's no cultural diversity, people are biggots, and a declining population. The youth have nothing to do  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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