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Dover, DE vs Chester, CA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 16.8% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Chester than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DEChester, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,371$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Over 17 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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