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Winchester, VA vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover spends 4.8% more per student than Winchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Dover than in Winchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Winchester
 Winchester, VADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Winchester    17 Reviews

I have lived in Winchester for 13 years and I find the locals to be rude, unpleasant and loud. Women worse than men... that's not to say all is bad, the city has some  More

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Over 9 years ago

Worst place I have ever lived. My neighbors hate jemmy since I am not a clone. They do not respect other people's property.I put up a fence and the same day the  More

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I would have to say I agree with much of what another individual wrote: it's like going back in time or living in a place that refuses to adapt to cultural diversity.   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 7 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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