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Plymouth, MI vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 10.3% more per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% higher in Richmond than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 18.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, MIRichmond, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Plymouth    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Used to live here. It's OK, but nothing special. Pretty much a bedroom community that is very safe, quaint, overpriced, middle-class, and...boring. Restaurants are  More

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Over 8 years ago

This school is a game changer. I have watched our 5 children (mine, plus nieces/nephews) absolutely thrive. They LOVE going to school, and watching not only their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Plymouth is adorable. Not inexpensive. Poor streets and roads. Good shopping. Nice restaurants. Do not for a second believe the voting stats; those are for the whole  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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