2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, KY vs Bethlehem, PA

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Highlights
- Bethlehem spends 88.6% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Bethlehem than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethlehem had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, KYBethlehem, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,616$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6034573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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Reviews for Bethlehem    8 Reviews

The city of Bethlehem is staging a revival. With the loss of tax revenue when Bethlehem Steel closed 10+ years ago the city has struggled with its finances. It has been  More

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Over 15 years ago

Whatever your intrests you will probably be able to do engage in it in Bethlehem. There are many restaurants, theaters, a casino, art galleries, etc. If you enjoy the  More

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Over 15 years ago

very healthy  More

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