2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs San Leandro, CA

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Highlights
- San Leandro spends 15.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in San Leandro than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Leandro had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VASan Leandro, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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 Leandro    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Here we are in the East Bay...the weather year round is very sought after unless you enjoy cold winter snow and extreme summer  More

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Over 18 years ago

This is an interesting town. At the northwest end, McArthur Avenue by the Oakland border, are neighborhoods of well-kept but funky little houses. During the  More

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Over 20 years ago

We have a shopping mall, businesses, community  More

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