2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wappingers Falls, NY vs Shelton, WA

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 38.8% less per student than Wappingers Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.9% higher in Shelton than in Wappingers Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wappingers Falls
 Wappingers Falls, NYShelton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$28,380$17,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643$13,642$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$16,100$8,428$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4520.0316.23
 Students per Librarian90537364573
 Students per Counselor347430530
 Grade School Educ.6.4%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.0%81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%25.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%13.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%0.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Wappingers Falls    8 Reviews

My family has lived in the village for 4 generations, myself for 22 years before I had to move away for grad school (and I'm eager to move back!). I absolutely love it  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not a lot of jobs in this town; need to commute locally (Poughkeepsie) or to Westchester Country or  More

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The climate in Wappingers Falls is nice. In the Winter, the average temperature is 35F. In the Spring, the average temperature is 35F-45F. In the Summer, the average  More

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Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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