2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Dewey Beach, DE

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Highlights
- Dewey Beach spends 40.3% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Dewey Beach than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dewey Beach had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCDewey Beach, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Dewey Beach    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This place is great in the summer - tons of bars, the beach in never further than 1/4 mile away, and the weather is mostly sunny throughout the season. The winter  More

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