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El Dorado Hills, CA vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 50.5% more per student than El Dorado Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.1% lower in Elgin than in El Dorado Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 17.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado Hills

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 El Dorado Hills, CAElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,688$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,768$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.5814.4216.23
 Students per Librarian1068113524573
 Students per Counselor767659530
 Grade School Educ.0.4%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for El Dorado Hills    8 Reviews

I just moved up here from the bay area and I cannot believe the differences in many ways: The first is the air quality - we can breathe! My son has severe asthma and  More

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Over 9 years ago

El Dorado Hills is a nice place to live and there are a lot of Neo-Rich folks here if you like that kind of crowd. But be warned if you are a parent with high school  More

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El Dorado Hills has outstanding public schools. Definitely a great reason to live in this Sacramento Metro Area  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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ZIPS IN EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA
95762
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60120

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