2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, KY vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 115.5% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Pittsburgh than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, KYPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 8 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 17 years ago

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

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 3 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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