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Walla Walla, WA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 63.5% more per student than Walla Walla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Walla Walla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walla Walla
 Walla Walla, WAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,984  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Walla Walla    10 Reviews

The saying is Walla Walla-the town so nice they named it twice!! Thats about it. Oh and if there's anything you learn about living here, and leave. Much like a  More

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While I was born and raised here, I have subsequently lived in the Portland and Seattle areas. We chose to retire in Walla Walla as the cost of living is far more  More

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Over 6 years ago

Extreme gentrification in progress. Best place for white people who are retired, or professional families living on one income, or those in the wine industry. This is a  More

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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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