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Tacoma, WA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 26.1% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Virginia Beach than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma

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 Tacoma, WAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6815.4416.23
 Students per Librarian11396124573
 Students per Counselor441322530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  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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ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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