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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest spends 13.9% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Lake Forest than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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