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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Lebanon, NH

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- Lebanon spends 12.8% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Lebanon than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lebanon had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYLebanon, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2534573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.4%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 Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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