2025 Compare Cities Education:
Loma Linda, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 5.3% more per student than Loma Linda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% lower in Richmond than in Loma Linda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Loma Linda
 Loma Linda, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Loma Linda    5 Reviews

We have only lived here for 7 months, I am already counting down the days until we can move. The air quality is awful, which as listed here could not possibly be  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Loma Linda for 5+ years. Have lived on East Coast, West Coast, 8 states and 2 countries, so this tiny town ain't my first relo rodeo. Overall, pretty anemic.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Loma Linda for one year now - originally from Staten Island, NY. Came for one final year of education at LLU. While I am moving on - some comments about  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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