2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 33.7% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% higher in Richmond than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  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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