2024 Compare Cities Education:
Golden, CO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 16.1% more per student than Golden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Richmond than in Golden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden
 Golden, CORichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,308$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,923$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2814.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6572414573
 Students per Counselor233272530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.5%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.5%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Golden    5 Reviews

...6 months of winter from the first snowfall to the last. Lots of warm, sunny days in between. However...just when you think you can get out your shorts and sandals,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this little town, nestled between two stunning mesas. Beauty abounds in every direction. You have that "small town feel" but are just  More

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Over 10 years ago

Golden is a fantastic place to have a family! Close to metro Denver, but close to the mountains and all its recreation. The schools are very good! My boys are 5 and  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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