2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 3.6% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% higher in Plano than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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