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Norwell, MA vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- Akron spends 10.6% less per student than Norwell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Akron than in Norwell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Akron had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norwell
 Norwell, MAAkron, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6074573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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