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Cambridge, MA vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 21.0% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Providence than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   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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