2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 36.0% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Richmond than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  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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