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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Mount Vernon, NY

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- Mount Vernon spends 10.5% more per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Mount Vernon than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYMount Vernon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

I may be taking a job in Mt. Vernon, however my real work is as a painter. If I take the job I see myself in a house share with one or two others, nice view, trees and a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Mount Vernon is a small but growing multicultural urban community in south Westchester County, NY. It's residents range in socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lying just outide The Bronx, Mount Vernon is a NYC dream. In a short twenty-eight minute train ride, you will find yourself in Mid-Town Manhattan. Taxes here, however,  More

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