2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 34.4% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Richmond than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 14 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  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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