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Akron, OH vs Pikeville, KY

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- Pikeville spends 26.5% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Pikeville than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pikeville had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHPikeville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,465$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,910$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5624573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%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.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Pikeville    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in the wonderful county of Pike for the past seven years. Originally I am from Morgan County, but when I met my husband I made the move to Pikeville. Seven  More

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Over 17 years ago

Not much to do in the area, there has been alot of prescription drug abuse, but not alot of major crimes as one user said, I do enjoy the area, people are friendly, the  More

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I have lived in Pikeville, Kentucky for 28 years and I have lived in 3 other cities. I think that Pikeville is a wonderful place to live. I have a strong religious  More

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