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Virginia Beach, VA vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 64.1% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Grass Valley than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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