2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oklahoma City, OK vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 75.6% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Elgin than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  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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