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Topeka, KS vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 0.4% less per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Virginia Beach than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 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 6 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 7 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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