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Akron, OH vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 4.7% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Boulder than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron

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 Akron, OHBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.117.1116.23
 Students per Librarian6076194573
 Students per Counselor347213530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%9.0%1.5%

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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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
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