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

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- Cambridge spends 17.0% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Cambridge than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYCambridge, 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.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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