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West Des Moines, IA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake spends 9.3% less per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Chesapeake than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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