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Dover, DE vs Portsmouth, NH

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- Portsmouth spends 33.1% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Portsmouth than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DEPortsmouth, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,039$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3334573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 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 Portsmouth    7 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I was up in Portsmouth a couple years ago visiting from Florida. I loved how I was able to prk the car, get out and have numerous bars/restaurants, clothing stores, etc  More

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Over 17 years ago

Portsmouth is full of history, art, interesting shops, restaurants and the best  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portsmouth is a beautiful historic town settled right on the seacoast. Excellent restaurants, great cafes and shops, and picturesque streets make this a wonderful city  More

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