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Clarkston, WA vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 36.7% more per student than Clarkston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Providence than in Clarkston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarkston
 Clarkston, WAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,159  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Clarkston    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The weather, economy, outdoor activities, and colleges are exactly like Lewiston (ID), yet when rated as one of the Best Places Clarkston is often left out of 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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