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Poughkeepsie town, NY vs Rensselaer, NY

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- Rensselaer spends 11.5% less per student than Poughkeepsie town.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Rensselaer than in Poughkeepsie town. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rensselaer had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poughkeepsie town
 Poughkeepsie town, NYRensselaer, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,127$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,214$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7194573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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