2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape May, NJ vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 32.9% less per student than Cape May.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% higher in Elgin than in Cape May. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape May
 Cape May, NJElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,850  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  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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