2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Livermore, CA

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Highlights
- Livermore spends 15.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in Livermore than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Livermore had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VALivermore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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 Livermore    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We have been living here for over 5 years. For the most part we like Livermore. It is a relatively clean city. The charming downtown is small, but it has many shops,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Livermore, CA is a family-friendly gem located in the east bay of San Fransisco. Its culture and traditions give it it's unique qualities of the city yet it still has  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lots of traffic. Nice town. friendly people.  More

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