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Alliance, OH vs Westlake, OH

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Highlights
- Westlake spends 48.0% more per student than Alliance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Westlake than in Alliance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westlake had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alliance
 Alliance, OHWestlake, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Alliance    2 Reviews

We love the area and the people but the weather has us considering our  More

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Over 18 years ago

Alliance is a nice place for a kid to grow up. The city is small and so are the schools, so you get to know most everyone. It is a great community with a few nice parks,  More

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Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 17 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 20 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 21 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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