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Elgin, IL vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign spends 16.3% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Champaign than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 17.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin

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 Elgin, ILChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,588$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271$15,342$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,985$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4213.4216.23
 Students per Librarian13526624573
 Students per Counselor659486530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.3%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%18.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%8.1%1.5%

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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 14 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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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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60120
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61820 61821 61822

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