2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Ocean Springs, MS

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Highlights
- Ocean Springs spends 24.4% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Ocean Springs than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Springs had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,685$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,005$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Ocean Springs    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Ocean springs for 25 years now. I am a Yank by birth (Michigan), but a Mississippian by choice. I was a career military person and I was pretty upset  More

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Over 4 years ago

Any one buying a house in ocean springs should hire a licensed home inspector to make sure the house meets the current code. In parktown where I live they are making  More

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Run for the hills, Home owners insurance continues to rise and then you can't sell your house. The school superintendent retires with a fat retirement package and  More

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