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Durham, NH vs Cheshire, CT

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Highlights
- Cheshire spends 16.3% more per student than Durham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Cheshire than in Durham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cheshire had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durham
 Durham, NHCheshire, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,209  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor226  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Cheshire    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Overall excellent town for raising kids. When comparing towns look at the numbers, they take out any biases. You get the most for your family in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Cheshire because the people there are friendly,mind their own business and the town is so pretty! I live in Meriden and I go to Cheshire often just to relax.  More

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