2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richland, WA vs San Fernando, CA

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Highlights
- San Fernando spends 6.8% less per student than Richland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in San Fernando than in Richland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Fernando had 33.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richland
 Richland, WASan Fernando, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for San Fernando    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

ITS NICE AND PEACEFUL AREA, WITH A GOOD  More

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To start off with this entry is for the City of San Fernando not the San Fernando Valley as whole. I wish people talking about the Valley as a whole and the many  More

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I have lived in the San Fernando Valley practically my entire life. This is a part of Los Angeles that is far enough from the bustling downtown areas yet still with  More

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