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Dover, DE vs St. Augustine, FL

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- St. Augustine spends 35.5% less per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% higher in St. Augustine than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Augustine had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DESt. Augustine, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,179$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 St. Augustine    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived her for 19 years and cannot leave for various reasons but would if I could. When we first moved here it was quiet, affordable and had good restaurant  More

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Over 4 years ago

Great area, but in decline due to the number of tristate refugees who are moving here in droves and ruining a once charming area just like they have done in South  More

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Over 4 years ago

Completely overcrowded place to live. It takes 40 min to go 4 miles. Don't live  More

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