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Elizabethton, TN vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 170.9% more per student than Elizabethton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Elizabethton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elizabethton
 Elizabethton, TNPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,024  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elizabethton    2 Reviews

If you like hot humid weather all summer long, this is the place for you. The humidity level here is really high most of the year. Elizabethton is a pretty town, lots  More

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We stayed at a friend's home several times and can't wait to get back. I was never concerned for my safety, traffic is light, the people are friendly, the weather is  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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