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Castle Pines, CO vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 38.5% more per student than Castle Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Elgin than in Castle Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 19.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Castle Pines
 Castle Pines, COElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Castle Pines    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Great place to  More

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The weather in this part of CO is absolutely wonderful. This is largely due to the altitude and lack of humidity. It can be 32 degrees and not feel cold. One day may  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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