2024 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Florence, KY

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Highlights
- Florence spends 24.4% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Florence than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHFlorence, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$12,815$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$11,172$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$6,417$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.114.9716.23
 Students per Librarian6077614573
 Students per Counselor347350530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%24.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%25.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.9%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 Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 9 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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