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Arlington, VA vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 21.0% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Providence than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 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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