2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 4.7% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Jackson than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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