2025 Compare Cities Education:
Longwood, FL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 55.9% more per student than Longwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Richmond than in Longwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Longwood
 Longwood, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Longwood    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is no doubt that Longwood is a family-friendly community. There are lots of nice neighborhoods and it feels quite safe here. There is always something to do with  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hello all,my husband & I are considering moving to Longwood FL from Mass in the spring 2013.I have done a good amount of research on the area but still have a couple of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Longwood is in zone 9 for those who love to garden. winters are mild but do have two to four days of temperature hovering around 28 to 32 degrees in the months of  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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