2025 Compare Cities Education:
Poughkeepsie, NY vs Newark, DE

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- Newark spends 29.6% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Newark than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYNewark, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.4%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 Newark    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Generally, Delaware public schools are dreadful. Most people that can afford it choose to invest in their child or children by sending them anywhere but to a Delaware  More

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I have lived in Newark for 27 years. My great-grandmother owned the Windy Hills development when it was a farm, and my father even grew up in the same house that I did.  More

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I am thinking of moving to Newark, but wanted to know if commuting to Philly is possible, especially outside of 9-5 hours. I see PATCO runs to Newark, but I don't know  More

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