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

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Highlights
- Yorkville spends 3.3% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Yorkville than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yorkville had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, VAYorkville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,734$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9644573
 Students per Counselor272  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Yorkville    7 Reviews

Love this cute town. Lived here 13 years now. Kids attended elementary through high school. Great schools, kind teachers that truly care about the kids success. Property  More

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Over 11 years ago

nice school with involved teachers - they want to see the kids  More

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Over 12 years ago

Yorkville has continued it's downward spiral over this last year. I'm actually thankful we never bought a house here, because now it will be alot easier to move away.  More

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