2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View spends 19.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.8% higher in Mountain View than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain View had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAMountain View, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.3%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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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