2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarendon Hills, IL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 29.8% less per student than Clarendon Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Richmond than in Clarendon Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarendon Hills
 Clarendon Hills, ILRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Clarendon Hills    3 Reviews

As a long-time resident of Clarendon Hills, I can't help but think the best of this wonderful town. It's truly a safe haven where families thrive and kids grow up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

The people who life here are very friendly. Easy for a new person to make  More

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You can walk to the commuter train with you kids and wave goodbye to them while you pick up a Starbucks. On the way home you can stroll over to Little League or in  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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