2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Grande, OR vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 4.8% less per student than La Grande.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Edwardsville than in La Grande. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Grande
 La Grande, OREdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,491  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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