2025 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Deerfield, IL

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- Deerfield spends 44.2% more per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Deerfield than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deerfield had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHDeerfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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