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Cincinnati, OH vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 14.8% less per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Indianapolis than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati, OHIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,025$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,825$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5217.7116.23
 Students per Librarian9419314573
 Students per Counselor394613530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
45211, 45224, 45237, 45205, 45208, 45227, 45219, 45220, 45202, 45229, 22 total
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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