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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Shaker Heights, OH

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- Shaker Heights spends 28.9% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.2% higher in Shaker Heights than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shaker Heights had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYShaker Heights, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%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 Shaker Heights    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Shaker Heights has superb options for education, in both the public or private schools. The city libraries are excellent.   More

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A very diverse place to be, it mixes the rich with the poor, the good with the bad, the have's with the have nots. I have lived in the area for more than 30 years, even  More

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Over 14 years ago

Shaker Heights schools just aren't what they used to be. Parents could do much better elsewhere and save themselves a lot of money in the process since Shaker Heights  More

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