2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmhurst, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 52.0% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Phoenix than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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