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Port Orange, FL vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 167.3% more per student than Port Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Port Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Orange
 Port Orange, FLPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Port Orange    5 Reviews

Port Orange WAS great 10 years ago. It's been on a slow decline for 10 years now. I really like my neighborhood. The schools are good, and the place is safe. The  More

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I've lived in this city for over 15 yrs. It USED TO BE a great place to live. It is now extremely over-developed. The traffic on Dunlawton, Nova and Clyde Morris can  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live here. I have lived in North Florida, and South Florida, and now here. It is a lovely town. I love how they leave natural trees and hammocks when they build. I  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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