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State College, PA vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 19.1% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% higher in Providence than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PAProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews
Kathleen · Bellefonte, PA
Hard to beat State College
Over 6 years ago

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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AB · Gaithersburg, MD
Some will excel here. Check here to see if you wi
Over 14 years ago

State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Holly · Ruckersville, VA
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews
RICK · Attleboro, MA
LOVIN IT
Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Skyy · Rockford, IL
How is Providence RI?
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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Matthew · Providence, RI
Providence is the most pot smoking city US I've ev
Over 11 years ago

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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