2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, IN vs Boone, NC

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Highlights
- Boone spends 0.3% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Boone than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boone had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, INBoone, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor896  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    5 Reviews

do you see any changes no and lot of people don't even vote in this poverty retirement town. most of the educated people have left Richmond and Indiana all together. Be  More

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Over 12 years ago

Richmond is an attractive city for the most part, but for its population there is way to much crime. The police seem to worry more about petty issues like driving  More

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Over 14 years ago

Richmond is a great city homes here are very reasonable to buy. We have great parks. And lots of things to do for a town our size. I was born here so were my parents and  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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