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Virginia Beach, VA vs Beltsville, MD

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- Beltsville spends 29.8% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Beltsville than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beltsville had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VABeltsville, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Beltsville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My wife and I resided in the Vansville area of Beltsville for close to 30 years. Several of our immediate neighbors have also lived on this block for the same period of  More

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One evening around 10 PM, we didn't know how to use our new remote for our ADT alarm system and we accidentally pushed the silent panic button at the same time we pushed  More

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Over 14 years ago

Prince George County police are very slow to respond to 911 calls even when it involves violent crime. It seems the police dept. is under staffed and treat 911 calls as  More

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