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Washington, DC vs Hampton, VA

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Highlights
- Hampton spends 59.3% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% higher in Hampton than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hampton had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCHampton, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,320$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,431$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   More

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