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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Louisville, KY vs Richmond, KY

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- Richmond spends 30.8% less per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Richmond than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville
 Louisville, KYRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews
Bobby · Louisville, KY
Great Place to Live
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Charles · Andover, MA
Go somewhere else
Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Jesse · Georgetown, KY
LOUI??VILLE
Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews
Mike · Richmond, KY
A Goldilocks town!
Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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E · Richmond, KY
Not the worst; good dining options.
Over 12 years ago

For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Phil · Richmond, KY
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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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