2025 Compare Cities Education:
Altamont, KS vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 19.3% less per student than Altamont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% higher in Richmond than in Altamont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamont
 Altamont, KSRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Altamont    1 Reviews

I lived here in 2009 for about half a year and my opinion about the place is great! It is home to some of the friendliest people in the world. When I first arrived, the  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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