2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gainesville, GA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 31.9% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Richmond than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, GARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,001  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor521  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  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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