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

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Highlights
- Cranston spends 20.6% more per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% lower in Cranston than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cranston had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CACranston, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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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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