2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 31.3% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Grand Junction than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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