2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, OH vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 23.5% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Fresno than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, OHFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Lakewood, Ohio has the best of everything. Restaurants, small business, walkability, library, theater, schools, century homes, front porches, neighborhoods, parks, Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you get a job in Cleveland, THIS IS THE PLACE TO LIVE! It has something for everybody. I was raised here and never knew anything else at this time. Once I went away  More

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Over 13 years ago

I haven't lived here, but have spent a lot of time in the area, and most certainly will move here when I finally can move back to the Cleveland area in a few years. I  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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