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Penfield, NY vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 31.4% less per student than Penfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Providence than in Penfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Penfield
 Penfield, NYProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Penfield    3 Reviews

While Penfield, NY is a decent town, it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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While Penfield is a decent town, but it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Penfield. Good schools, quiet, very low crime with superb county sheriff, easy commute to anywhere in the county, homes are very affordable, very nice  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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