2025 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Riverside, CA

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Highlights
- Riverside spends 9.7% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.1% higher in Riverside than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverside had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHRiverside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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