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Richmond, VA vs Spanish Fort, AL

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Highlights
- Spanish Fort spends 16.0% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Spanish Fort than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spanish Fort had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VASpanish Fort, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$10,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4117.7316.23
 Students per Librarian2416014573
 Students per Counselor272388530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%0.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%23.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%44.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.0%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 Spanish Fort    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My family has lived in Spanish Fort for almost 10 years now and we love it. Spanish Fort has the best schools in Baldwin County, beautiful homes and neighborhoods,  More

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ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total
ZIPS IN SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA
36527

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