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Mount Vernon, OH vs Lorain, OH

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Highlights
- Lorain spends 19.2% more per student than Mount Vernon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Lorain than in Mount Vernon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lorain had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Vernon
 Mount Vernon, OHLorain, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,324$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I've lived in Mount Vernon for almost eight years and it's alright. The good and bad weigh out. The goods being the festivals and events are amazing. I've gone to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I lived in Mount Vernon through the 1990s, moved to Columbus until 2013, and am currently stranded in Mount Vernon. Most of Mount Vernon is well maintained and pretty,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mount Vernon Ohio is a small, quiet, safe neighborhood and I love the  More

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Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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