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Mechanicsville, VA vs Wappingers Falls, NY

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- Wappingers Falls spends 153.0% more per student than Mechanicsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Wappingers Falls than in Mechanicsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wappingers Falls had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VAWappingers Falls, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Wappingers Falls    8 Reviews

My family has lived in the village for 4 generations, myself for 22 years before I had to move away for grad school (and I'm eager to move back!). I absolutely love it  More

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Over 13 years ago

Not a lot of jobs in this town; need to commute locally (Poughkeepsie) or to Westchester Country or  More

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The climate in Wappingers Falls is nice. In the Winter, the average temperature is 35F. In the Spring, the average temperature is 35F-45F. In the Summer, the average  More

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