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Elgin, IL vs Sycamore, IL

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Highlights
- Sycamore spends 3.6% less per student than Elgin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Sycamore than in Elgin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 19.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elgin

Education
 Elgin, ILSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,588$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271$14,985$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,985$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4213.3516.23
 Students per Librarian135223794573
 Students per Counselor659537530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.3%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%21.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%43.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.0%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 Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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60120
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60178

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