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Ellwood City, PA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond spends 12.0% less per student than Ellwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Richmond than in Ellwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellwood City
 Ellwood City, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,241  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Ellwood City    2 Reviews
Amy · Ellwood City, PA
The real life Mayberry!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here 20 years now bought a home here taxes are reasonable and the community is friendly! I don't want to be anywhere but here.  More

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Jeff · Ellwood City, PA
About Ellwood City, PA
Over 15 years ago

Ellwood City, PA is a nice smaller city in western PA. The ZIP code for Ellwood's population (16117) is around 16,000 in 2010. This community use to be a steel  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
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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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
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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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
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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