2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, CA vs Greensboro, NC

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Highlights
- Greensboro spends 29.9% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% lower in Greensboro than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greensboro had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, CAGreensboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 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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Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 4 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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