2025 Compare Cities Education:
McLean, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 12.0% less per student than McLean.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Richmond than in McLean. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McLean
 McLean, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.84.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree15.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  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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