2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 0.5% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% higher in Syracuse than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor257  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

PS 54 is the worst school I have ever came across every parent out there do not let the child go to PS 54 in Staten Island take your child  More

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Over 14 years ago

Staten Island is a nice place to raise a family and earn a living. There are good schools and active people in the community. The changing seasons are also beautiful.  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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