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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 36.9% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Ellicott City than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%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 Ellicott City    4 Reviews
Nikki · Ellicott City, MD
Lots of Parks
Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Paul · Ellicott City, MD
Great place to work and raise a family
Over 17 years ago

Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Jesse · Ellicott City, MD
Plenty of Activities
Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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