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Marietta, GA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 11.4% more per student than Marietta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Richmond than in Marietta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marietta

Education
 Marietta, GARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,877$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,686$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4714.4116.23
 Students per Librarian5372414573
 Students per Counselor376272530
 Grade School Educ.5.9%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 9 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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