2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmhurst, IL vs Deerfield, IL

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Highlights
- Deerfield spends 11.0% more per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Deerfield than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deerfield had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILDeerfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Deerfield    2 Reviews

We moved to Deerfield in 1994, and loved it so much we moved across town 16 years later. Top-ranked schools, excellent home values, and friendly neighbors are all big  More

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The school system is the reason we moved here 15 years ago. Great  More

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