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University Place, WA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 29.4% less per student than University Place.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Chesapeake than in University Place. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to University Place
 University Place, WAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  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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