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Clifton Park, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 25.0% more per student than Clifton Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Clifton Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clifton Park
 Clifton Park, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Clifton Park    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My town is a lovely town, good neighborhood, but this past winter extended over 7 months. That is not good for me; may please others   More

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Over 15 years ago

It's a nice  More

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Except for the winters, Clifton Park is a great place to live. It's situated midway between Albany and Saratoga Springs so shopping, restaurants, recreation, and  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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