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North Port, FL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 30.7% more per student than North Port.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Elgin than in North Port. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Port
 North Port, FLElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for North Port    19 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Good climate, affordable housing, close to  More

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Your typical suburban bedroom community. Affordable housing, most commute to jobs elsewhere, little sense of place, no real downtown. But like a lot of these types of  More

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North Port offers the best in overall climate, low taxes, affordable housing, easy access to a wide variety of shopping, good schools, good medical care, low crime, and  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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