2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lynchburg, VA vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 60.0% more per student than Lynchburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Elmhurst than in Lynchburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynchburg
 Lynchburg, VAElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,269  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 5 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  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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