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Akron, OH vs Davidson, NC

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Highlights
- Davidson spends 25.6% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Davidson than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Davidson had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHDavidson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 Davidson    3 Reviews

We just moved here from Chicago about six months ago after visiting Charlotte several time because our son attends UNCC. We happened to visit Davidson to find a new  More

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Over 14 years ago

Granted we just moved to Davidson just a few weeks ago but we find it to be one of the best all-around cities to live in. Close to Charlotte, you have the benefit of  More

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Over 20 years ago

Moved to NC from  More

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