2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, KY vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 41.3% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.6% higher in Irvine than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, KYIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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