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Corvallis, OR vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 5.7% less per student than Corvallis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Elgin than in Corvallis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corvallis
 Corvallis, ORElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  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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