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Cranston, RI vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield spends 25.6% more per student than Cranston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Pittsfield than in Cranston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cranston
 Cranston, RIPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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