2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hamilton, OH vs Painesville, OH

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Highlights
- Painesville spends 28.9% more per student than Hamilton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Painesville than in Hamilton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Painesville had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamilton
 Hamilton, OHPainesville, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,578$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor479  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hamilton    10 Reviews

Hamilton is like an Island, a little lost in time and separated from the surrounding world. There is a reason why people who don't live there call Hamilton Hamiltucky.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived in Hamilton most of my life, and I must say that I have enjoyed watching the progress over the last couple of years. The new amphitheater along the river was  More

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Over 11 years ago

We LOVE living in Hamilton! We have lived in town since 2009 and enjoy all that the city has to offer. Great sculptures all over town. Its no wonder they call it the  More

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Reviews for Painesville    2 Reviews

I have lived in Painesville for the last 16 years. The last 3 generations of my family have lived in Painesville and even attended the local high school, Thomas W.  More

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Decent place to live, but downtown painesville is very rundown. If you want to live in Lake County, Ohio, best to live in either Mentor or  More

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