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California, MD vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 22.1% more per student than California.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Providence than in California. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to California
 California, MDProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for California    1 Reviews
Pamala · Hollywood, MD
Southern Maryland...what I like to call the REAL S
Over 15 years ago

I am not a true Southern Marylander but I have learned to truly appreciate the qualities of MY county and to recognize how Saint Mary's county is really different from  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
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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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

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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