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Richmond, VA vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- San Marcos spends 9.2% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in San Marcos than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$9,966$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4114.5516.23
 Students per Librarian2417124573
 Students per Counselor272424530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
78666 78656

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