2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, NY vs Akron, OH

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Highlights
- Akron spends 32.6% less per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% higher in Akron than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Akron had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, NYAkron, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,948$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,103  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6074573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    6 Reviews

My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

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My great grandparents came from Germany to settle in Troy, NY in 1885. Troy in the early days beyond the corruption of politics was a safe place to live. The  More

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I've lived in Troy for 17 years and love it more than ever. I was initially attracted by its handsome industrial-era architecture, walkable downtown and budding arts  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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