2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond spends 0.0% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Richmond than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Living in Lafayette is wonderful, if you can afford it! The rolling hills, the great schools and the climate make this a great place to  More

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Great place to raise kids, nice restaurants and some good stores. A bit sparse on things like theaters etc. Weather in Summer is HOT HOT HOT. Bring sunblock and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Summers are too cool due to marine  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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