2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilliard, OH vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 8.3% less per student than Hilliard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Richmond than in Hilliard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilliard
 Hilliard, OHRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hilliard    7 Reviews

I have been here now since 2005, and in that time i have seen the city change a lot, it used to be quiet here, homes were cheap, and income was good compared to cost of  More

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Over 11 years ago

The quality of life is dreary. Property tax is very high, cost of living in comparison to salary also high. Winter seems to last for a solid six months. The upside:  More

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Hilliard is a great place to live with its good schools and growing economy. However, allergy sufferers beware, the allergen are high. Tree, ragweed, you name it, but be  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 4 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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