2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Simpsonville, SC

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Highlights
- Simpsonville spends 22.1% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Simpsonville than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simpsonville had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VASimpsonville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  More

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