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Des Plaines, IL vs Evergreen, CO

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Highlights
- Evergreen spends 39.3% less per student than Des Plaines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Evergreen than in Des Plaines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evergreen had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILEvergreen, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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Reviews for Evergreen    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived and worked here for 10 years. The people are arrogant, affluent, snobby, selfish, self-centered atheists who don’t want to make new friends. Our neighborhood was  More

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Evergreen is not the place to go if you're worried about catching COVID-19. Sadly, the large majority of people that are outside and in Evergreen stores right now are  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful town, low crime, easy (well depending on traffic) access to the mountains. Close enough to the city to commute to but far enough away to have a small town  More

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