2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Midland, TX

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Highlights
- Midland spends 3.2% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Midland than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAMidland, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,962$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 7 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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