2026 Compare Cities Education:
Waterford, CT vs Milford, DE

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Highlights
- Milford spends 34.1% less per student than Waterford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Milford than in Waterford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milford had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterford
 Waterford, CTMilford, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,083  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Waterford    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

As a former resident, former Board of Education president, former Economic Development Commission president, I must say Waterford is a great place to live. It had the  More

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Reviews for Milford    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Milford, 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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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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