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Vail, CO vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 18.1% more per student than Vail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Providence than in Vail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vail
 Vail, COProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  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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