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Poughkeepsie, NY vs West Bend, WI

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- West Bend spends 51.3% less per student than Poughkeepsie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in West Bend than in Poughkeepsie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Bend had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie
 Poughkeepsie, NYWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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