2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hendersonville, NC vs Dover, TN

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Highlights
- Dover spends 19.2% less per student than Hendersonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Dover than in Hendersonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hendersonville
 Hendersonville, NCDover, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,579$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,399  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,204$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3314573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 8 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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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 20 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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