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New Britain, CT vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 25.8% less per student than New Britain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Providence than in New Britain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Britain
 New Britain, CTProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for New Britain    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

people are very unhappy that live in ct. everyone is struggling to get by with the prices that are some of the highest in the  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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