2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 27.7% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% higher in Huntsville than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%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.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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