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Spearfish, SD vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 152.9% more per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews
LCM · Sioux Falls, SD
No Jobs/low wages But...Beautiful & safe!
Over 14 years ago

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Michelle · Rapid City, SD
Summers are great
Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Ben · Spearfish, SD
Lovely but expensive
Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
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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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
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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