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Providence, RI vs Colchester, CT

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Highlights
- Colchester spends 40.9% more per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Colchester than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colchester had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIColchester, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,209$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,420$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Colchester    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I vote that we nickname colchester coolchester  More

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Over 16 years ago

Colchester to me is a perfect place to live. Although it is about a 30 minute drive to most stores, it has a lot to offer, and especially if you have children. There is  More

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Colchester is located in the south-central portion of Connecticut about 30 minutes east of the capital of Hartford. Our downtown area is situated around a large town  More

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