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Greeneville, TN vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 67.9% more per student than Greeneville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Elgin than in Greeneville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greeneville

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 Greeneville, TNElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,475$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,638$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,886$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8414.4216.23
 Students per Librarian41013524573
 Students per Counselor398659530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.0%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Greeneville    4 Reviews

This Year

Greeneville is a quaint small town with strong historical roots and identity. They believe in keeping history alive, and rather than tear down old buildings, they are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Sperling shows average Jan. low of 25. It's been getting colder. We had temps below zero the last two winters. An average might be 23, but you should know there will  More

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Over 12 years ago

Seems like people here are happy just surviving. Very little initiative or interest in anything more than doing the very least effort to maintain.  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 14 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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ZIPS IN GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE
37743 37745 37641
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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