2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lumberton, NC vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 57.0% more per student than Lumberton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Richmond than in Lumberton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lumberton
 Lumberton, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lumberton    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

In 2016, there were 393 violent crimes in Lumberton. Residents there, based on the FBI data, have a 1 in 55 chance of being raped, assaulted or killed. It’s the most  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lumberton is great for older professionals , and people who enjoy a slow pace. It is not a place for african americans who want to start a life. The night life is boring  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lumberton is located on I-95 about 20 miles north of the South Carolina line and about 75 miles from the Atlantic coastline. During the summer the typical high  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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