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Akron, OH vs Westlake, OH

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Highlights
- Westlake spends 19.0% more per student than Akron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Westlake than in Akron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westlake had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Akron

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 Akron, OHWestlake, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,948$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,529$15,425$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,158$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.117.716.23
 Students per Librarian6078434573
 Students per Counselor347462530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%16.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%55.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%6.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.6%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 Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 18 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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