2024 Compare Cities Education:
Waukesha, WI vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 4.5% more per student than Waukesha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Richmond than in Waukesha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waukesha
 Waukesha, WIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,793$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,325$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian7262414573
 Students per Counselor501272530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  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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