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Dubuque, IA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 101.5% more per student than Dubuque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Dubuque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dubuque
 Dubuque, IAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews
Justin · Dubuque, IA
Nice place to live for the cost of living.
Over 3 years ago

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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S · Dubuque, IA
No opportunity
Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Jamie · Dubuque, IA
Great town to live in!
Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   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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