2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, OH vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 23.4% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Richmond than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, OHRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Lakewood, Ohio has the best of everything. Restaurants, small business, walkability, library, theater, schools, century homes, front porches, neighborhoods, parks, Lake  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you get a job in Cleveland, THIS IS THE PLACE TO LIVE! It has something for everybody. I was raised here and never knew anything else at this time. Once I went away  More

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Over 12 years ago

I haven't lived here, but have spent a lot of time in the area, and most certainly will move here when I finally can move back to the Cleveland area in a few years. I  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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