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Newton, NJ vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 37.1% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% higher in Dover than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton

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 Newton, NJDover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,363$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,523$14,812$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,826$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.6414.3816.23
 Students per Librarian86612064573
 Students per Counselor266357530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.4%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Newton    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

newton is not like it used to be. i grew up in newton and moved away for a long time. i moved back, and even though some of the small town charm is still here. i've  More

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We have lived in Newton for the last 30+ years and things have changed quite a bit. Sussex county was an alternative to Morris, Passaic and Bergen counties, but this is  More

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Over 18 years ago

If your going to live in Northern New Jersey, Sussex County is your best option. Hudson County is the most overcrowded area of the entire state. Passaic and Essex  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 6 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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ZIPS IN NEWTON, NEW JERSEY
07860
ZIPS IN DOVER, DELAWARE
19901 19904 19902

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