2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 29.8% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Richmond than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2414573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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