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Bernardsville, NJ vs Dover, DE

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- Dover spends 29.7% less per student than Bernardsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% higher in Dover than in Bernardsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bernardsville
 Bernardsville, NJDover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,559  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bernardsville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Tick borne illness is very high in my area. There is also a very high incidence of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very expensive - high property taxes, lots of frills in the schools, NJ as a state has a huge deficit, so high taxes  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bernardsville, New Jersey is a charming town with population of 7,345 that has a semi-rural and suburban character. Bernardsville is located 35 west of New York City  More

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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 8 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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