2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Newcastle, CA

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Highlights
- Newcastle spends 16.7% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.0% higher in Newcastle than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newcastle had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RINewcastle, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Newcastle    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for six years, and it’s been an interesting experience to say the least. If you’re liberal, don’t expect many people to outwardly share the same  More

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Over 8 years ago

We settled in Newcastle countryside 16 years ago, and it's been a really beautiful place to live. My only complaint is that it is often hot in the summer from July to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here on August 22, 2012 and I have to say it is one of the most magnificent ecosystems I have ever seen. While the cost of living here is higher than the  More

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