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Richmond, VA vs McLean, VA

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Highlights
- McLean spends 13.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in McLean than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McLean had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAMcLean, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.5216.23
 Students per Librarian2416714573
 Students per Counselor272273530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%5.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%84.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%31.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%15.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%7.8%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 Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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