2025 Compare Cities Education:
Apple Valley, CA vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 19.9% more per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% lower in Elgin than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, CAElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  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 15 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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