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Elmhurst, IL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 47.2% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in St. Petersburg than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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