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Charlotte, NC vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 22.5% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Richmond than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte

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 Charlotte, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,612$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,250$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian11492414573
 Students per Counselor307272530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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28269, 28277, 28215, 28227, 28216, 28210, 28205, 28212, 28262, 28213, 27 total
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23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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