2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lynchburg, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 21.5% less per student than Lynchburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Richmond than in Lynchburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynchburg
 Lynchburg, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,762$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,269$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,572$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3715.3116.23
 Students per Librarian7836064573
 Students per Counselor392527530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 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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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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Over 15 years ago

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

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