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Providence, RI vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 3.3% more per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Lancaster than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence

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 Providence, RILancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,605$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362$15,226$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,362$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3513.7716.23
 Students per Librarian9134574573
 Students per Counselor390314530
 Grade School Educ.9.2%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%9.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.0%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 Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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