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Virginia Beach, VA vs Nevada City, CA

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Highlights
- Nevada City spends 64.1% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Nevada City than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nevada City had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VANevada City, 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.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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