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

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Highlights
- Lombard spends 29.9% more per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Lombard than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lombard had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHLombard, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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