2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Franklin, NH

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 34.2% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Franklin than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAFranklin, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,744$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,186$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3004573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%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 Franklin    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I moved to Franklin a few years ago and I liked it at first, with Tilton right next door and Concord not far. But I'll tell ya, if your thinking of moving here LOOK  More

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