2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 22.0% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% higher in Indianapolis than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%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 Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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