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Dover, DE vs San Mateo, CA

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- San Mateo spends 21.2% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% higher in San Mateo than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DESan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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