2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Lakewood, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lakewood spends 1.3% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.9% higher in Lakewood than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RILakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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

Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lakewood


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.