2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elgin, IL vs Lee, NH

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Highlights
- Lee spends 13.2% more per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Lee than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lee had 19.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin
 Elgin, ILLee, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Lee    1 Reviews

Next to an Island way of life, Lee, Nh is peaceful, pretty, playful, and poignant. Having only 4 thousand people it enables people to feel close and yet spacious as  More

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