2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmhurst, IL vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 42.7% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Charlotte than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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