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St. Simons, GA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond spends 16.9% more per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Richmond than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons

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 St. Simons, GARichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,217$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,409$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7214.4116.23
 Students per Librarian4842414573
 Students per Counselor452272530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.4%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 18 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 18 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 3 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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