2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Grand Haven, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Haven spends 12.9% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Grand Haven than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Haven had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAGrand Haven, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9244573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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