2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bedford, NY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 50.7% less per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Richmond than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, NYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$31,362$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$18,180$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7414.4116.23
 Students per Librarian9322414573
 Students per Counselor315272530
 Grade School Educ.5.5%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.3%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.7%2.2%1.5%
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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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