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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Waldorf, MD

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Highlights
- Waldorf spends 37.9% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Waldorf than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waldorf had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie

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 Poughkeepsie, NYWaldorf, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$28,380$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643$15,280$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$16,100$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4514.8916.23
 Students per Librarian9059604573
 Students per Counselor347320530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%3.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%24.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%32.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 12 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Waldorf    18 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am from a small town called East Windsor CT and I want to move my business in the Prince George county, however the Tax increase in intolerable, yet the crime increase  More

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Excellent.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Southern Maryland most of my life. My family and I hate it here, the cost of living is way to high, schools are getting worse everyday, and the  More

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ZIPS IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
12601
ZIPS IN WALDORF, MARYLAND
20603 20602 20601 20695

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