2025 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Newark, OH

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Highlights
- Newark spends 9.8% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Newark than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHNewark, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,287$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,453$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8414573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  More

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