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Richmond, CA vs Atlanta, GA

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Highlights
- Atlanta spends 7.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.9% lower in Atlanta than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlanta had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, CAAtlanta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$14,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2113.816.23
 Students per Librarian75185704573
 Students per Counselor584397530
 Grade School Educ.12.2%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.3%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%13.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%55.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%5.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%2.7%1.5%

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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 4 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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Reviews for Atlanta    318 Reviews

Lots of traffic near the airport at all times. Adds about 1.5 hrs to a 30 min commute. Great food and culture in downtown ATL area.  More

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Honestly the greater Atlanta area is the best place I've ever lived. There is so much diversity, delicious food, shopping, etc. The traffic really isn't that bad if you  More

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
94804 94801 94805
ZIPS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
30331, 30318, 30311, 30315, 30316, 30310, 30324, 30314, 30305, 30309, 24 total

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