2024 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, PA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 12.9% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Richmond than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8414.4116.23
 Students per Librarian10042414573
 Students per Counselor390272530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city 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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