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Akron, OH vs New Braunfels, TX

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- New Braunfels spends 12.0% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in New Braunfels than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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