| Index | Westlake Hills | Richmond | Virginia |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 67% | 79% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 13:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 135 | 1,596 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 49 | 553 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 17 | 199 |
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| Index | Westlake Hills | Richmond | Virginia |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.4% | 80.4% | 85.9% |
| Completed high school | 87.2% | 79.1% | 84.7% |
| Completed some college | 72.7% | 61.2% | 64.1% |
| Completed associate degree | 55.7% | 42.5% | 44.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 50.8% | 36.7% | 36.9% |
| Completed masters | 18.8% | 14.8% | 15.7% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Glen Allen, VA | 14,842 | 90% | 86.7% |
| Mechanicsville, VA | 37,141 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Woodlake, VA | 7,404 | 88% | 83.9% |
| Bon Air, VA | 17,599 | 87% | 81.8% |
| Brandermill, VA | 13,887 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Richmond, VA | 229,233 | 67% | 40.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boise, ID | 228,057 | 51% | 6.7% |
| Hialeah, FL | 233,876 | 59% | 22.5% |
| Fremont, CA | 234,829 | 69% | 43.6% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 222,191 | 57% | 18.0% |
| Arlington, VA | 236,434 | 83% | 72.5% |
| Richmond, VA | 229,233 | 67% | 40.5% |
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