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Spanaway, WA vs Dover, DE

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- Dover spends 9.7% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Dover than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  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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