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Richmond, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 30.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Richmond than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4115.3116.23
 Students per Librarian2416064573
 Students per Counselor272527530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.1%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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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