2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irving, TX vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 17.9% less per student than Irving.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Richmond than in Irving. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Irving
 Irving, TXRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  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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