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Waltham, MA vs Claymont, DE

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- Claymont spends 15.2% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Claymont than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claymont had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MAClaymont, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved here from Delco, and have been here about 8 years. Claymont is a funny area in that it much cheaper to live here then Delco, there are some drawbacks. 1.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived in this area for 40 years and I want to get out. I am 7 miles from Wilmington and 25 from Phila. I have been looking into places in Florida, Georgia, and  More

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