2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 23.5% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Columbus than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Glen Ellyn    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1993 when our first child was born. One thing you should know about GE is that it is spread out and there is an "in  More

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My husband and I are life long residents of the Chicago area and have lived in Glen Ellyn since 1998. It is a comfortable, walkable, old fashion neighborhood where you  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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