2025 Compare Cities Education:
Moncks Corner, SC vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 38.2% more per student than Moncks Corner.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Richmond than in Moncks Corner. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Moncks Corner
 Moncks Corner, SCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Moncks Corner    2 Reviews

I've lived in this small town for 10 months. Before that I was renting in the West Ashley. This small town offers you the biggest bang for your buck as far as housing  More

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Over 19 years ago

Moncks Corner is approx 18miles outside of the north charleston area where you are able to access malls, hospitals and some entertainment very easily. It still has a  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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