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Richmond, VA vs Portsmouth, NH

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 42.7% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Portsmouth than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VAPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$19,034$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4111.716.23
 Students per Librarian2413334573
 Students per Counselor272210530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%12.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%62.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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 Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 15 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 17 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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