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

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 22.3% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Dallas than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.115.0116.23
 Students per Librarian6079714573
 Students per Counselor347361530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%17.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%35.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.3%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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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