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Walden, NY vs West Point, VA

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Highlights
- West Point spends 55.4% less per student than Walden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in West Point than in Walden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Point had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walden
 Walden, NYWest Point, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,116$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13984573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Walden    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Walden for 12 years. I moved up from NYC. It’s the last affordable place to buy an old Victorian near NYC. The location is awesome 25 minutes to great  More

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Reviews for West Point    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

West Point, despite Sperling's ignorant summary, is NOT named after the military academy. The town, which occupies a POINT joining three rivers, was once part of a  More

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