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Reno, NV vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 36.5% more per student than Reno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Providence than in Reno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reno
 Reno, NVProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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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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