2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petersburg, VA vs Lawrenceville, GA

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Highlights
- Lawrenceville spends 4.5% less per student than Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Lawrenceville than in Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrenceville had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petersburg
 Petersburg, VALawrenceville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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Reviews for Lawrenceville    11 Reviews

I am a doctor by profession and use to live diffrent places in diffrent states, but I liked the Chandler Pond neighborhood in Lawrenceville, GA is best place to live.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I owned 2 homes in Lawrenceville and was a long time resident. Lawrenceville experienced great growth and was the commuters dream in the 1980's. It was one white  More

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Over 14 years ago

cheaper cost for both live and  More

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