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Richmond, VA vs Sandy Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Sandy Springs spends 5.2% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Sandy Springs than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandy Springs had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VASandy Springs, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$14,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.816.23
 Students per Librarian2415704573
 Students per Counselor272397530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%14.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%67.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%6.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.0%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 Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA
30350 30328 30342

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