2025 Compare Cities Education:
Owensboro, KY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 10.8% more per student than Owensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Richmond than in Owensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owensboro
 Owensboro, KYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,284  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Owensboro    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Don’t let the small town feel fool ya... Poverty level is 20.4%, that is higher than the national average of 13.4. Cost of electricity is highest in the state per  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live outside of owensboro,coming from a large city to here...Love the peace and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Mark Calitri said that Owensboro is experiencing a true revitalization. Bluegrass, bourbon, barbecue is the brand message or better known as a brand promise and that  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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