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Crystal Lake, IL vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 19.3% less per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.6% higher in Elk Grove than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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