2026 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia Falls, MT vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 13.5% more per student than Columbia Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Richmond than in Columbia Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia Falls
 Columbia Falls, MTRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia Falls    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Plenty to do outside year round, though void of culture and decent  More

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Over 18 years ago

Columbia Falls is a very laid back blue collar sort of town. There is a wonderful ski resort less than 15 miles away, lakes & rivers only short driving distances away,  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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