2025 Compare Cities Education:
Akron, OH vs Torrington, CT

Change Cities
Highlights
- Torrington spends 54.7% more per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Torrington than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHTorrington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,331$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3864573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Akron

Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

   |    Reply

I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

   |    Reply

Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Torrington


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.