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Dover, TN vs Boone, NC

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Highlights
- Boone spends 17.7% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% lower in Boone than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boone had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, TNBoone, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor497  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Dover    2 Reviews

Early March 2009 a song about a peaceful valley in Dover, Tennesse called "Down In Happy Holler" Written and recorded by "HeyCowBoyBob" (alias Bob Wallace) a member of  More

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Over 19 years ago

My wife and I retired here a year ago last October because we fell in love with the area. It is clean, beautiful hills and many, many recreational areas. Dover is a  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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