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Akron, OH vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 31.9% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Fort Myers than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron

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 Akron, OHFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.118.8116.23
 Students per Librarian60728704573
 Students per Counselor347557530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.3%1.5%

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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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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