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Scranton, PA vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 1.5% more per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Dover than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton

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 Scranton, PADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,331$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038$14,812$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,367$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0214.3816.23
 Students per Librarian144612064573
 Students per Counselor382357530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  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 SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503
ZIPS IN DOVER, DELAWARE
19901 19904 19902

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