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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Davidson, NC

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- Davidson spends 55.6% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% higher in Davidson than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Davidson had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYDavidson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Davidson    3 Reviews
George · Davidson, NC
Wonderful place to live...
Over 12 years ago

We just moved here from Chicago about six months ago after visiting Charlotte several time because our son attends UNCC. We happened to visit Davidson to find a new  More

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george · Davidson, NC
Davidson is a great city
Over 13 years ago

Granted we just moved to Davidson just a few weeks ago but we find it to be one of the best all-around cities to live in. Close to Charlotte, you have the benefit of  More

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Wade · Huntersville, NC
It's not Buffalo!
Over 19 years ago

Moved to NC from  More

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