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Elmhurst, IL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 20.1% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Elgin than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 17.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 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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