2025 Compare Cities Education:
Deerfield, IL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 36.8% less per student than Deerfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Richmond than in Deerfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deerfield
 Deerfield, ILRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  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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