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Meriden, CT vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 19.6% less per student than Meriden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Providence than in Meriden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Meriden
 Meriden, CTProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Meriden    14 Reviews

I was born and raise in Meriden, CT. Meriden has gotten way worse. Don't move to Meriden.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Don't move to Meriden. Lived here most of my life and I am moving out. Crime is on the rise and few employment opportunities. A very disjointed population that cares  More

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Over 11 years ago

Traffic patterns and constant disrepair tend to make for long and aggravating commutes. While there are employment gains the quality of the work is significantly  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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