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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 30.4% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Worcester than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie

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 Poughkeepsie, NYWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$28,380$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643$16,667$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$16,100$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4512.6916.23
 Students per Librarian9054644573
 Students per Counselor347379530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%17.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%32.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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