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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Celebration, FL

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- Celebration spends 63.3% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.6% higher in Celebration than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Celebration had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYCelebration, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 8 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 13 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 14 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 Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 7 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  More

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