2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charles Town, WV vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 21.3% more per student than Charles Town.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Richmond than in Charles Town. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charles Town
 Charles Town, WVRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor395  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Charles Town    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Charles Town is a town with a small town feel. Having grown up and lived there until the age of 18, I've maintained a fondness for that "feel". Living the past 22 years  More

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Over 18 years ago

Charles Town is a beautiful, historic town just a short distance from the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. It used to be inexpensive to live here but in  More

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Over 19 years ago

You can spend a day at Charles Town Races and Slots either cheering on the winning horse or getting lucky at the slots. You can visit many historical sites such as the  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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