2026 Compare Cities Education:
Green Valley, AZ vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 43.7% more per student than Green Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Richmond than in Green Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Valley
 Green Valley, AZRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  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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