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Dover, DE vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 8.6% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Reading than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover

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 Dover, DEReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,576$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812$14,807$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,755$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3814.6716.23
 Students per Librarian12064244573
 Students per Counselor357346530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%15.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%10.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 10 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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