2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bartow, FL vs Richmond, MI

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 22.4% more per student than Bartow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Richmond than in Bartow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bartow
 Bartow, FLRichmond, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10204573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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Reviews for Richmond    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

The City of Richmond is surrounded by the much larger rural area of Richmond Township. It has very beautiful old buildings and a two mile long main street. The schools  More

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