2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainfield, NJ vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 33.9% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Richmond than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, NJRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  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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