2025 Compare Cities Education:
Providence, RI vs Utica, NY

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Highlights
- Utica spends 22.9% more per student than Providence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Utica than in Providence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Utica had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Providence
 Providence, RIUtica, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,862$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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