2025 Compare Cities Education:
Green Valley, AZ vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 63.5% more per student than Green Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Elgin than in Green Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Valley
 Green Valley, AZElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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