2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Pasadena, CA

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Highlights
- Pasadena spends 12.8% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.7% higher in Pasadena than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasadena had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAPasadena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pasadena    19 Reviews

Pasadena is a little slice of the world in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley. It has everything you could want. Check out my video on the cost of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather in Pasadena, CA is rather pleasant. It does not get cold here, it used to be around the first two weeks of December it could go down to 32-28 F, only a few  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to live for all ages and enjoy mostly sunny  More

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