2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Valrico, FL

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Highlights
- Valrico spends 28.2% less per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Valrico than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valrico had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAValrico, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Valrico    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking at Valrico stats and shows updated in June 2014. How often do you  More

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Over 13 years ago

Valrico is a great place to live. The city is located near major cities like Tampa and Orlando. It provides all the conviences a family  More

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Over 15 years ago

Check the neighborhood GOOD before moving.. What seemed good on paper to us, turned out to be a cul-de-sac of bullies and clicks that refuse to accept new people. I'm  More

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