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Westerville, OH vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 31.2% less per student than Westerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Dothan than in Westerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westerville
 Westerville, OHDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Westerville    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I live in Westerville, Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus and it is a great city. The cost of living in Columbus and the surrounding cities is very  More

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Over 19 years ago

Could not find Darby, Ohio listed. It is in Franklin County, west of Columbus. What do you include in the "miscellaneous" item under Cost of living? Many  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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