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Dover, DE vs Lock Haven, PA

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Highlights
- Lock Haven spends 26.3% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Lock Haven than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lock Haven had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DELock Haven, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,417$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10254573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Lock Haven    2 Reviews

Lock Haven is a lovely community situated along the Susquehanna River and backed by the Bald Eagle Creek. The Susquehanna in particular provides for a lot of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lock Haven is a great place to live . . . if you can get a  More

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