2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Lawrence, MA

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 8.7% more per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Lawrence than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RILawrence, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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