2025 Compare Cities Education:
Henderson, NV vs Ashland, VA

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 2.1% less per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Ashland than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, NVAshland, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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