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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Roselle Park, NJ

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- Roselle Park spends 17.6% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Roselle Park than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roselle Park had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYRoselle Park, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Roselle Park    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived here for 40 years. My son was born and raised here. Many of my son's friends have stayed here...... Still a great  More

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