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Dover, DE vs Cumberland, RI

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- Cumberland spends 12.2% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Cumberland than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumberland had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DECumberland, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 7 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 Cumberland    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Nice place but good jobs are scarce in Rhode Island. Being in the northeast and suffering through the cold is not good  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for your web site. I find it interesting and useful. I have lived in Cumberland foe 20 years and really like it. I guess I would like many places in the US as  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Cumberland and loved it. It is a great place to raise kids.   More

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