2026 Compare Cities Education:
Independence, MO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 8.5% more per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Richmond than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, MORichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 13 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  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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