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Boca Raton, FL vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 118.0% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews
Joyce · Boca Raton, FL
It's a legend in its own mind.
Over 5 years ago

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Dental · Deerfield Beach, FL
Nice place
Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Gene · Boca Raton, FL
Health Care
Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
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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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

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

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
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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