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Akron, OH vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 23.2% less per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in West Palm Beach than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron

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 Akron, OHWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.116.3816.23
 Students per Librarian6077454573
 Students per Counselor347433530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.4%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 West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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