2025 Compare Cities Education:
Middle River, MD vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 24.6% less per student than Middle River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Petersburg than in Middle River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Middle River
 Middle River, MDPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Middle River    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I'm moving to Middle River and would like some comments on to what it is  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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