2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lapeer, MI vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 39.2% more per student than Lapeer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Richmond than in Lapeer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lapeer
 Lapeer, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,906  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lapeer    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Lapeer in the summers of the 1950s. I retired to Florida, but now I am ready to admit my mistake and go back. I love  More

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I've lived in Lapeer for 17 years now and it is a great place to raise a family. It's got everything you need on a regular basis, shopping, grocery stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Small town atmosphere, very few jobs available, mostly small manufacturing jobs and retail. Economic downfall, city relies mostly on automotive manufacturing in major  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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