2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Cloud, MN vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 17.1% more per student than St. Cloud.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Providence than in St. Cloud. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Cloud
 St. Cloud, MNProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor478  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

The scenery and the water is amazing here affordable living for retired people  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here previously, have friends that still do. i don't know why anyone stays. It is the armpit of the state. Smaller town, so everyone knows everyone and is in your  More

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Over 8 years ago

A Stabbing happened at a local mall. I would not recommend the school district either. I heard about bullying in the schools too. I would not recommend living in the  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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