2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 37.4% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Branson than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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