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Dover, DE vs Deltona, FL

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Highlights
- Deltona spends 35.9% less per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Deltona than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deltona had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DEDeltona, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,374$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9424573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Deltona    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I bought a house in Deltona, FL in 2015 and have lived here ever since. Our house is on a waterfront and it is beautiful. When my husband retires we plan  More

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P.S. crime is getting bad as well.Dont be deceived lock your doors and don't just open to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Ive been here 2 years in an old house.The rent is high,gas is high here.Worse than Orl.Barely any good resteraunts and I got stuck paying water & sewage which is 200  More

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