2026 Compare Cities Education:
Heath, TX vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 22.2% less per student than Heath.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Richmond than in Heath. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Heath
 Heath, TXRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor469  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Heath    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Heath is a beautiful place to live. Schools are excellent, low student to teacher ratio. The town is so upscale but at the same time still country. I am so comfortable  More

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Over 20 years ago

I was here 4/18/06. It is a nice area.Buffalo creek is a nice community if you have $$$. I'm from ca. WE are selling our house and moving here to get way more for our  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 8 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 17 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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