2026 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 30.6% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Richmond than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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