2026 Compare Cities Education:
Asheville, NC vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 25.3% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.0% higher in Richmond than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCRichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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