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Virginia Beach, VA vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Foster City spends 48.1% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% higher in Foster City than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foster City had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 5 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 7 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 8 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 Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 19 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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