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Richmond, VA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 2.5% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.3% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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