2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 30.8% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.4% higher in Sacramento than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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