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Elgin, IL vs New Braunfels, TX

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Highlights
- New Braunfels spends 15.2% less per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in New Braunfels than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Braunfels had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin
 Elgin, ILNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,215$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8524573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 16 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 New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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