2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, VA vs Wheaton, IL

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Highlights
- Wheaton spends 42.5% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Wheaton than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wheaton had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAWheaton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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