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Akron, OH vs Plymouth, NC

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- Plymouth spends 17.3% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Plymouth than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plymouth had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHPlymouth, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6594573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Plymouth    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have bought my house in Plymouth one year ago, I'm a single middle aged female. I have not had one problem living here and find the town to be nice and quiet .  More

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Dangerous town, high crime rate, low employment, and low wages. Gang activity, murder, rape, robbery, dismal shopping choices. There are two supermarkets, neither of  More

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Plymouth is again on its way up! Many shops are available uptown. Everything from ice-cream to antiques is well within our grasp. Visiting uptown is a great way to spend  More

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