2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 39.7% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Elgin than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  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 15 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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