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Lake Zurich, IL vs Algonquin, IL

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Highlights
- Algonquin spends 22.7% less per student than Lake Zurich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Algonquin than in Lake Zurich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Algonquin had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Zurich

Education
 Lake Zurich, ILAlgonquin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$16,554$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5613.7416.23
 Students per Librarian10059134573
 Students per Counselor592578530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.3%44.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.6%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Lake Zurich    6 Reviews

The suburb provides convenient access to the Chicago Metro features, as well as the comfort of a small bedroom  More

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LZ downtown revitalization is at a standstill...with townhomes built and not selling..plus our gateway building may never be built due to disagreements on funding by the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lake Zurich is in the midst of a retro revitalization. They have moved the major highway out from downtown and are building condos, shops and apartments. This by  More

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Reviews for Algonquin    4 Reviews

This Year

Algonquin has really changed and grown, especially west algonquin. Politically though it leans conservative. That has not changed. People are nice though and they are  More

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Over 14 years ago

This town is practically Mayberry as far as crime goes.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Algonquin is a far northwest suburb of Chicago north of Elgin IL off of I90. The western part of Algonquin has shown significant growth and expansion over the past few  More

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