2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 36.0% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.6% higher in San Francisco than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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