2024 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, KY vs Huntington, WV

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Highlights
- Huntington spends 31.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Huntington than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, KYHuntington, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,810$14,238$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886$12,550$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,003$7,214$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3113.1616.23
 Students per Librarian60619454573
 Students per Counselor527285530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.2%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 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 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Huntington    21 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in Huntington most of my life. Yes, there have been many changes over the years, not all good, but it is a great place to live. Huntington won the best small  More

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Over 3 years ago

Could be worse - drug issues, no good jobs, lots of crime, but nice outside activities. Locals don't like anyone moving here and taking a job - I can say that! Glad I  More

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I've lived here since about 2012. I moved in from a surrounding small suburb called Shoals Manor where I lived for almost 10 years. I lived in Huntington for a few years  More

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