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The Woodlands, TX vs Dover, DE

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- Dover spends 42.0% more per student than The Woodlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Dover than in The Woodlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to The Woodlands
 The Woodlands, TXDover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for The Woodlands    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 11 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  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 8 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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