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Fort Wayne, IN vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 32.0% more per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Elgin than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne

Education
 Fort Wayne, INElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,321$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,410$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6514.4216.23
 Students per Librarian70013524573
 Students per Counselor3454659530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  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 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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