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Beverly, MA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Poughkeepsie spends 40.3% more per student than Beverly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Poughkeepsie than in Beverly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beverly
 Beverly, MAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Beverly    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

On 3 different occasions I have lived here, each time it wasn't my first choice. My opinion has not changed, but gotten worse. First, the cost of living is not accurate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Although Beverly is beautiful, the cost of living is high. to get a good job, you need to commute into Boston which is expensive. As long as you have the money, great  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in Beverly for almost 5 years, and have loved every minute of it. The weather is pleasant, but you have to love winters. It's actually not much colder  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 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 12 years ago

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

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Over 13 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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