2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Ellyn, IL vs Wenatchee, WA

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Highlights
- Wenatchee spends 28.7% less per student than Glen Ellyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Wenatchee than in Glen Ellyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Ellyn
 Glen Ellyn, ILWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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