2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 44.3% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Providence than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  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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