2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, KY vs Bridgeport, WV

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Highlights
- Bridgeport spends 22.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Bridgeport than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeport had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, KYBridgeport, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,202$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,583$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Bridgeport    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Common practice city wide that drivers will stop on a main road to allow opposing traffic to make a left hand turn or pull out from an adjacent street. Never experienced  More

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