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Lancaster, PA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 19.6% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Richmond than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster

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 Lancaster, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,226$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,603$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7714.4116.23
 Students per Librarian4572414573
 Students per Counselor314272530
 Grade School Educ.8.0%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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