2025 Compare Cities Education:
Placerville, CA vs Providence, RI

Change Cities
Highlights
- Providence spends 59.2% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.9% lower in Providence than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Placerville

Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Providence


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.