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Pittsburgh, PA vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 24.5% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Elgin than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1614.4216.23
 Students per Librarian54213524573
 Students per Counselor327659530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  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 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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