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Denton, TX vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 15.7% more per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Providence than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  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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