2025 Compare Cities Education:
Binghamton, NY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 43.7% less per student than Binghamton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Richmond than in Binghamton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,458  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 4 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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