2025 Compare Cities Education:
Roanoke, VA vs Redmond, WA

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Highlights
- Redmond spends 42.5% more per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in Redmond than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redmond had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke
 Roanoke, VARedmond, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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Reviews for Redmond    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Redmond is a traffic pit and not appealing to the eye. The city council have turned the city over to developers. My friends stopped coming to visit because there is no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Endless trails and parks, perfect for outdoor activities. Moved in couple of years ago with www.youthemover.com  More

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Over 10 years ago

We highly recommend Redmond and the whole Eastside of Seattle. It is further from Puget Sound and the ferries, but the quality of life is so great. The Pacific NW is  More

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