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Elgin, IL vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 25.2% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Elmhurst than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 20.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin

Education
 Elgin, ILElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,588$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271$18,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,985$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4213.4316.23
 Students per Librarian13527094573
 Students per Counselor659535530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.3%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%62.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 14 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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60120
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