2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pierre, SD vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 68.1% more per student than Pierre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Richmond than in Pierre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pierre
 Pierre, SDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor467  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Pierre    4 Reviews

Since coming here, I have gone through cabin fever several times. The State of South Dakota capitol is located here and has stressed it's need to lure professionals to  More

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I love Pierre. It is simply gorgeous in all seasons. In summer I can take quiet, late night walks in the cooler hours without fear. There are quite a few small  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pierre is safe and great for kids, but has no restaurants or activities to do. The town is operated by a few wealthy families that keep large good paying comapanies out.  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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