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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Rancho San Diego, CA

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- Rancho San Diego spends 5.8% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.2% higher in Rancho San Diego than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rancho San Diego had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VARancho San Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
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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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
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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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
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 Rancho San Diego    1 Reviews
RONDA · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
great palce
Over 19 years ago

Fabulous place to live. Excellent school  More

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