2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Herndon, VA

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- Herndon spends 5.5% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Herndon than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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