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Providence, RI vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 1.1% less per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.7% higher in Palo Alto than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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