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Newburgh, NY vs Peru, IN

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- Peru spends 61.8% less per student than Newburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Peru than in Newburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peru had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newburgh
 Newburgh, NYPeru, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Newburgh    13 Reviews

I am a Town of Newburgh (TON) resident. The Town of Newburgh is a great place to live and raise a family. The police are well liked and professional. Many Police  More

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Newburgh, NY was once a glorious small city sitting on the western bank of the Hudson River in the mid-Hudson Valley, just 60 miles north of New York City. It had a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Newburgh has very reasonable living costs for homes that would cost millions of dollars anywhere else close to NYC. Just look across the river at Beacon. Now is the time  More

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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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