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Wilmington, DE vs Providence, RI

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- Providence spends 6.8% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Providence than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, DEProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews
T · New Castle, DE
I Cannot Wait To Rid Myself of This Place
Over 8 years ago

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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ron · Glen Allen, VA
Park Plaza
Over 9 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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Joseph · Wilmington, DE
So far I'm impressed with Wilmington
Over 9 years ago

When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  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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