2024 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, CA vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 23.8% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Gainesville than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 17.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, CAGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2118.1916.23
 Students per Librarian75184044573
 Students per Counselor584501530
 Grade School Educ.12.2%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.3%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 4 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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