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Geneva, NY vs Bear, DE

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Highlights
- Bear spends 18.2% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in Bear than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bear had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, NYBear, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor257  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Geneva    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Six months ago, crime rates were much higher. Why the big  More

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Over 12 years ago

Very high property taxes in Geneva NY. If you are buying a home, it is about $50/per $1000 of assessed value for school, county, city taxes combined. High utility costs  More

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Reviews for Bear    3 Reviews

I have lived in Bear Delaware for about 15 years and absolutely love it! Lums Pond State Park Area/Bear/Newark/Glasgow are wonderful. You have everything you could  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Bear, and Oogletown Delaware. From 1990 to 2004. I honestly do not have anything favorable to say about Delaware, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

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