2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ashland, KY vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 15.5% less per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Richmond than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, KYRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,549  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I'm 33 years old, and I've lived in this town for 25 of them. Not by choice. The majority of people here, and I'm not exaggerating, are on drugs. It's sad. And I'm  More

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Over 6 years ago

The people of Ashland are amazing and its growing and getting better everyday. Every weekend there is things to get involved with and excellent local restaurants, as  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to Ashland and it's a step up from flood ravaged Louisiana! I love the weather we have here. After our first year living in Ashland and having  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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