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Downey, CA vs Cincinnati, OH

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Highlights
- Cincinnati spends 2.3% less per student than Downey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Cincinnati than in Downey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cincinnati had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Downey
 Downey, CACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,025$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,825$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9414573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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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 5 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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