2025 Compare Cities Education:
North Miami, FL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 30.6% more per student than North Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% lower in Richmond than in North Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Miami
 North Miami, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for North Miami    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Very difficult during most of the year. It can be humid and hot. Many afternoons during rainy season there are thunder storms. An a/c is imperative. The most  More

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Over 15 years ago

The mayor of North Miami is not involved. Raised monies for help in Haiti and then months after the collections ask the residents "what to do with the money" Where is  More

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Over 18 years ago

this place sucks big  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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