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Williamston, NC vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie spends 127.9% more per student than Williamston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Poughkeepsie than in Williamston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poughkeepsie had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamston
 Williamston, NCPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,539  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Williamston    2 Reviews
Tammy · Petal, MS
My hometown
Over 15 years ago

You may not see Williamston as the greatest place on earth but I find it a welcome to come home to visit. I was born and raised in Williamston and due to being married  More

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Mary · Jamesville, NC
A DUMP
Over 16 years ago

Full of welfare recipients, drugs, crime, and nasty people. No decent jobs, mostly uneducated people that think that the Taxpayers owe them something. Schools are  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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