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Tamarac, FL vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 58.7% more per student than Tamarac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Providence than in Tamarac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tamarac
 Tamarac, FLProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor366  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.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tamarac    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The best time of the year in South Florida is between October and February. Usually it's not too hot, not too cold. Daytime temps average in the mid 70's to 80's.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great all year, even if too hot at  More

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Over 19 years ago

Tamarac is just north of Fort Lauderdale. Although a very nice area,like everywhere else in South Florida, housing costs have climbed over the last 2 years. Rental  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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