2024 Compare Cities Education:
Raton, NM vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- Akron spends 12.0% more per student than Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% higher in Akron than in Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Akron had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raton
 Raton, NMAkron, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,135$16,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,321$13,529$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,608$8,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7216.116.23
 Students per Librarian14836074573
 Students per Counselor486347530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%24.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%22.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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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