2026 Compare Cities Education:
Williamsville, NY vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 34.0% less per student than Williamsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Richmond than in Williamsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsville
 Williamsville, NYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsville    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

schools are 10 meaning the best, crime rates low, friendly  More

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The weather here is perfect. Pretty mild winters for the Buffalo area because we are not in the snow belt. Summers are fantastic. Nothing compares to New York in the  More

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I live in a great town--Williamsville offers the affordable housing, great place to raise a family, friendly neighbors convenient with regards to sports, entertainment,  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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