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Milford, DE vs Claymont, DE

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Highlights
- Claymont spends 15.7% more per student than Milford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Claymont than in Milford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claymont had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Milford
 Milford, DEClaymont, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Milford    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Milford, 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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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved here from Delco, and have been here about 8 years. Claymont is a funny area in that it much cheaper to live here then Delco, there are some drawbacks. 1.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in this area for 40 years and I want to get out. I am 7 miles from Wilmington and 25 from Phila. I have been looking into places in Florida, Georgia, and  More

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