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Kingston, RI vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 30.7% more per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Poughkeepsie than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, RIPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,974  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Kingston    1 Reviews
Lynda · Kingston, RI
Old to Townies/New to Gownies
Over 14 years ago

As home to the University of RI, this wonderful place to raise your family, is then great to retire and enjoy so many wonderful extras. Very much woodsy-country all  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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