2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Shaker Heights, OH

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Highlights
- Shaker Heights spends 30.5% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Shaker Heights than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shaker Heights had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAShaker Heights, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%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 Shaker Heights    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Shaker Heights has superb options for education, in both the public or private schools. The city libraries are excellent.   More

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A very diverse place to be, it mixes the rich with the poor, the good with the bad, the have's with the have nots. I have lived in the area for more than 30 years, even  More

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Over 14 years ago

Shaker Heights schools just aren't what they used to be. Parents could do much better elsewhere and save themselves a lot of money in the process since Shaker Heights  More

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