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Washingtonville, NY vs Beacon, NY

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- Beacon spends 1.6% more per student than Washingtonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Beacon than in Washingtonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washingtonville
 Washingtonville, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Washingtonville    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

For living in NY, it's not so bad - but the NYS taxes are killing  More

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Over 14 years ago

Nice small town, beautiful mountains, friendly people and easy access to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Even though we have four seasons, there are only a handful of days in each season that the weather is enjoyable. We constantly have rainy, overcast days throughout the  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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