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Dayton, NJ vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 43.9% less per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Wilmington than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton

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 Dayton, NJWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,959$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112$10,597$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,585$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.1714.1716.23
 Students per Librarian14527234573
 Students per Counselor339282530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.6%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%43.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.1%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Dayton    1 Reviews

I am a female living alone and have never felt unsafe here, even late at night. However, it's not a great place for singles - sometimes I think I'm the only one. I am  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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