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Richmond, VA vs Santa Clarita, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clarita spends 12.8% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.7% higher in Santa Clarita than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clarita had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VASanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4121.8616.23
 Students per Librarian24165654573
 Students per Counselor272380530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%37.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.5%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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
91387 91350 91321 91351 91355 91354 91390

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