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West Chester, PA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 24.7% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Richmond than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

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 West Chester, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9614.4116.23
 Students per Librarian5542414573
 Students per Counselor301272530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  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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