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Brooklyn, NY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 18.0% less per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Richmond than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn

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 Brooklyn, NYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7514.4116.23
 Students per Librarian1003462414573
 Students per Counselor2598272530
 Grade School Educ.8.4%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.7%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.9%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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