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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Chattanooga, TN

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Highlights
- Chattanooga spends 60.3% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Chattanooga than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chattanooga had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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