2026 Compare Cities Education:
Garden Grove, CA vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 8.8% less per student than Garden Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Edwardsville than in Garden Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 28.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden Grove
 Garden Grove, CAEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 9 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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