2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingston, NY vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 50.6% less per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 97.8% higher in Richmond than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, NYRichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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