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Modesto, CA vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 17.9% more per student than Modesto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Dover than in Modesto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Modesto
 Modesto, CADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  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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