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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Poughkeepsie, NY vs Acton, MA

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- Acton spends 17.0% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Acton than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Acton had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYActon, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock29.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
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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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Reviews for Acton    1 Reviews
Ian · Acton, MA
schools
Over 16 years ago

good  More

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