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Eden Prairie, MN vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 14.1% less per student than Eden Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Dover than in Eden Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eden Prairie
 Eden Prairie, MNDover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 11 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  More

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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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