2024 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Belton, TX

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Highlights
- Belton spends 15.3% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Belton than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belton had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHBelton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$14,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$9,453$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$5,758$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.115.616.23
 Students per Librarian6074654573
 Students per Counselor347342530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%28.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Belton    3 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in this area for over 20 years. All in all, it's a good place to raise a family. Belton ISD has a good state rating. There is usually some sort of activity  More

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As a substitute teacher for BISD, I have had the opportunity to get to know many of the teachers and administrators, as well as the students. Belton is blessed to have  More

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Belton is a small town near Killeen and Fort Hood (large Army Base). It's economy depends a lot on the base for income so they have a captive audience that they can  More

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