2024 Compare Cities Education:
Danville, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 1.7% more per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Richmond than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian75182414573
 Students per Counselor584272530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.7%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.4%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.3%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.8%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Danville is a freindly family oriented community with a close proximity to many cultural  More

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Over 13 years ago

A great place for outdoor-active people. Essentially no rain from March through November, and temperatures above 90F for only about 3-4 wks total. Winter cold can vary  More

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Over 15 years ago

I don't know whether you made up the voter registration data for Danville and other Contra Costa Cities or took the countywide data and inferred that for each individual  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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