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

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- Naperville spends 29.9% more per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Naperville than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Naperville had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHNaperville, 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.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Naperville    26 Reviews

Naperville has a lot to offer. The schools are top notch, it is close to Chicago with a commuter rail that is easily accessible and fast, there are lots of parks and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived around the area my whole life, moved to the downtown Naperville 7 years ago and wow has it changed and not for the better. There is way too much traffic and no  More

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Over 7 years ago

Went with my real estate agent to check out a few houses in Naperville.First impression was the town was adorable especially the downtown but way too many people.couldnt  More

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