2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rutland, VT vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 32.1% less per student than Rutland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Richmond than in Rutland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rutland
 Rutland, VTRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,738  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor164  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rutland    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Rutland provides so many community opportunities, a rich outdoor activity selection, amazing school system and a community that believes in supporting and enriching our  More

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Rutland is not a great place to live, unless you have alot of money and dont want to do  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have been here five years so far (2002-2007)and have found that snow in the low lying areas is rarely too much (more than 4" sticking)at any one time and when it does  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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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