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Akron, OH vs Keokuk, IA

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Highlights
- Keokuk spends 24.8% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Keokuk than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Keokuk had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHKeokuk, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,741$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,363$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9234573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Keokuk    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Not much to do 4. It's too  More

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this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it  More

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