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Akron, OH vs Upper Arlington, OH

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Highlights
- Upper Arlington spends 0.6% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Upper Arlington than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Arlington had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron
 Akron, OHUpper Arlington, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Upper Arlington    6 Reviews

I have lived in this area my whole life born and raised. It is a beautiful community with beautiful people inside and definitely out. The women are gorgeous and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Upper Arlington is a nice community. I have lived here a great majority of my life. Gone for 4 years to college, and my husband I were gone for 20 in the military.  More

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Hello! I am a resident of Upper Arlington,Ohio. We are located right outside of downtown Columbus and next to The Ohio State University campus. I was born and raised  More

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