2025 Compare Cities Education:
Falls Church, VA vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 17.8% less per student than Falls Church.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Dover than in Falls Church. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falls Church
 Falls Church, VADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor277  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.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  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 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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