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California, MD vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 86.2% more per student than California.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Poughkeepsie than in California. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to California
 California, MDPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for California    1 Reviews
Pamala · Hollywood, MD
Southern Maryland...what I like to call the REAL S
Over 15 years ago

I am not a true Southern Marylander but I have learned to truly appreciate the qualities of MY county and to recognize how Saint Mary's county is really different from  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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