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Lansing, MI vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 43.4% more per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Elmhurst than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MIElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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