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Abilene, TX vs Painesville, OH

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Highlights
- Painesville spends 20.4% more per student than Abilene.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% higher in Painesville than in Abilene. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Painesville had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abilene
 Abilene, TXPainesville, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,445  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,578$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 5 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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Reviews for Painesville    2 Reviews

I have lived in Painesville for the last 16 years. The last 3 generations of my family have lived in Painesville and even attended the local high school, Thomas W.  More

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Decent place to live, but downtown painesville is very rundown. If you want to live in Lake County, Ohio, best to live in either Mentor or  More

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