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Richmond, VA vs Clayton, NC

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 35.6% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Clayton than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$9,117$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.916.23
 Students per Librarian2417384573
 Students per Counselor272369530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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 Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 14 years ago

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