2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cranston, RI vs Sonoma, CA

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Highlights
- Sonoma spends 9.4% less per student than Cranston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.0% higher in Sonoma than in Cranston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sonoma had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cranston
 Cranston, RISonoma, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Sonoma    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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