2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sweetwater, TX vs Cranston, RI

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Highlights
- Cranston spends 16.8% more per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.1% lower in Cranston than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cranston had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXCranston, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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