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Fredericksburg, VA vs Richlands, NC

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Highlights
- Richlands spends 23.3% less per student than Fredericksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Richlands than in Fredericksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richlands had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fredericksburg

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 Fredericksburg, VARichlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,058$10,787$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,335$9,382$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,590$6,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7316.316.23
 Students per Librarian18127714573
 Students per Counselor330397530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%30.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%23.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%0.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%0.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Fredericksburg    17 Reviews

Fredericksburg has an undeniably small town charm and an all around appeal that is hard to beat, in the context of its proximity to the larger DC Metro area. The  More

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I have lived in Fredericksburg for over 10 years and love it. The housing prices are affordable and this historic city has so much to offer. Ideal location also situated  More

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Disclaimer right off the top; yes I know there are good people everywhere and some are here as well but Fredericksburg is far from an ideal place to live and here is  More

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Reviews for Richlands    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

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Over 7 years ago

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More

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ZIPS IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
22401
ZIPS IN RICHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA
28574

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