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Virginia Beach, VA vs Westminster, CA

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Highlights
- Westminster spends 12.6% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.3% higher in Westminster than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VAWestminster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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