2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laredo, TX vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 26.5% more per student than Laredo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Richmond than in Laredo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 26.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laredo
 Laredo, TXRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,503  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Laredo    16 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The only occupation that is growing, in my opinion, is the transportation / trucking industry. I worked in that field for 18 yrs. and take it from me, unless you are the  More

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If you like DRY, ARID HEAT, Laredo is for you. Now I'm not talking beach heat with a warm tropical breeze blowing over the palm trees and toseling your hair as you play  More

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Over 13 years ago

Laredo could be a better city if only it embraced a diverse population. It could grow into a beautiful and attrative if it did that and built the infrastructures that  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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