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Elgin, IL vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Kankakee spends 3.0% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Kankakee than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin
 Elgin, ILKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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