2026 Compare Cities Education:
Newport, RI vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 29.2% less per student than Newport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Richmond than in Newport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport
 Newport, RIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,315  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Newport    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

newport rocks if you wanna drink and eat and spend a lot of  More

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Over 19 years ago

The Newport area is very beautiful place to live in and the population is just the right size to raise a family. Lots to do. Unfortunately the cost of housing is  More

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Newport RI is a famous and historic seaport town, but like many New England cities, the past blends with the present in very appealing ways. It is a walking town that  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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