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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Gettysburg, PA

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- Gettysburg spends 32.6% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Gettysburg than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gettysburg had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYGettysburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,025$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3954573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.2%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 Gettysburg    2 Reviews
ken · Somerset, PA
public transportion in and around gettsburg
Over 9 years ago

I would like to move to gettysburg my problem is I do not drive on a fixed income so i' looking for affordable housing and public  More

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Shannon · Gettysburg, PA
History and Tourism
Over 16 years ago

Tourism is just about the only industry in Gettysburg. It also tends to be a retirement destination for those who have lived in nearby larger cities. Therefore, the cost  More

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