2025 Compare Cities Education:
Festus, MO vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 5.2% less per student than Festus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Richmond than in Festus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Festus
 Festus, MORichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,907  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Festus    6 Reviews

I’ve lived in Festus for 3 years. It’s a beautiful town. I would describe the neighborhoods as picturesque. I love to drive around looking at all the houses and the  More

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Over 9 years ago

The first eighteen months of living here, my property was vandalized nine times. This was done by my neighbors. They drive in my yard, do donuts with their truck in my  More

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Over 9 years ago

Festus Missouri makes Illinois look appealing! The assaults start before you even move in. During home inspection, the neighbor drove across the yard. Shortly after  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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