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Manhattan Beach, CA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 6.7% more per student than Manhattan Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% lower in Providence than in Manhattan Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan Beach
 Manhattan Beach, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  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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