2025 Compare Cities Education:
Center Point, AL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 17.1% more per student than Center Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Richmond than in Center Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Center Point
 Center Point, ALRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Center Point    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived a lot of places but this by far is the worst hell hole I’ve seen in my life. There is no street that’s not covered in trash, no corner an addict is not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Center Point has an extremely high crime rate. We also have problems with loud music and/or parties. Gang activity and drugs are widespread . Please check the crime  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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