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Elmhurst, IL vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 47.2% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Raleigh than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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