2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, CA vs College Park, MD

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Highlights
- College Park spends 15.9% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% lower in College Park than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- College Park had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, CACollege Park, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
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 5 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 College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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