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Elmhurst, IL vs Spartanburg, SC

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Highlights
- Spartanburg spends 34.0% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Spartanburg than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spartanburg had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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