2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Chicago Heights, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago Heights spends 41.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Chicago Heights than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago Heights had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAChicago Heights, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Chicago Heights    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I think Chicago's public transportation is one of the best in the country. The system give you access to the entire metro area a surrounding suburbs. It is not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

What I've noticed since moving back about a year ago is that there are many, many pit bulls, rottweillers and any other labelled MEAN dogs! People let them run around  More

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Over 19 years ago

Born and raised here I might be biased, but I think Chicago is one of the best cities in which to live. There's always lots to do, whatever you're in to. Sporting  More

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