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Durango, CO vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 35.5% more per student than Durango.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Elgin than in Durango. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 17.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Durango
 Durango, COElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  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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