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Pine Bush, NY vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer spends 45.5% less per student than Pine Bush.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.0% higher in Palmer than in Pine Bush. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pine Bush
 Pine Bush, NYPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pine Bush    4 Reviews

I be lived in Pine Bush for 5 years and I learned a lot along the way. It has everything you need and nothing more in the town.My biggest gripe is the taxes! Pine Bush  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nice Place to live. Little for 20 somethings  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pine Bush is the ideal place to live; country setting yet close enough to major highways for commuting. Although the area is continually growing it retains a small town  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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