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Farragut, TN vs Elgin, IL

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- Elgin spends 81.5% more per student than Farragut.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Elgin than in Farragut. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 18.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Farragut
 Farragut, TNElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Farragut    4 Reviews

We recently were transferred to East Tennessee and chose the Knoxville are, Farragut to be exact, to call home. Not happy about once again leaving my full life to start  More

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HA! John from LA, I have been to LA and the only thing that state has going for it, is having Nick Saban as LSU's coach for a short time and New Orleans. Even New  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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