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Wadsworth, OH vs Chester, VA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 19.3% less per student than Wadsworth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Chester than in Wadsworth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wadsworth
 Wadsworth, OHChester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,757$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,302  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6864573
 Students per Counselor467  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wadsworth    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I've lived in Wadsworth for 30 years now. It's a nice place to raise a family. It's growing, but still has a small town quality. Very little crime, very good schools,  More

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I am a sixth generation Wadsworth resident. I moved to California and came back. There is no where on earth I would rather raise my 10 children. Crime is low, there are  More

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I am a 25 year old female and have lived in Wadsworth all my life. The schools aren't bad and we truely have very little crime. Or at least it's not announced nationwide  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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