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Providence, RI vs Cranston, RI

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Highlights
- Cranston spends 0.0% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Cranston than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cranston had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence

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 Providence, RICranston, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,605$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362$16,362$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,362$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3513.3516.23
 Students per Librarian9139134573
 Students per Counselor390390530
 Grade School Educ.9.2%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%18.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%33.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 8 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 17 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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