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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Fredericksburg, VA

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- Fredericksburg spends 50.5% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Fredericksburg than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fredericksburg had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYFredericksburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,590$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18124573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Fredericksburg    17 Reviews

Fredericksburg has an undeniably small town charm and an all around appeal that is hard to beat, in the context of its proximity to the larger DC Metro area. The  More

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I have lived in Fredericksburg for over 10 years and love it. The housing prices are affordable and this historic city has so much to offer. Ideal location also situated  More

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Disclaimer right off the top; yes I know there are good people everywhere and some are here as well but Fredericksburg is far from an ideal place to live and here is  More

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