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Akron, OH vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove spends 10.1% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% higher in Elk Grove than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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