2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 24.8% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Richmond than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  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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