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Akron, OH vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 36.2% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Richmond than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron

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 Akron, OHRichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$9,886$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.115.3116.23
 Students per Librarian6076064573
 Students per Counselor347527530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%7.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%34.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 15 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
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