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Petersburg, VA vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- Akron spends 32.7% more per student than Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Akron than in Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Akron had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petersburg
 Petersburg, VAAkron, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6074573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  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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