2025 Compare Cities Education:
Porterville, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 5.4% more per student than Porterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% lower in Richmond than in Porterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 26.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Porterville
 Porterville, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  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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