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Orland Park, IL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 19.7% less per student than Orland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Elgin than in Orland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orland Park

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 Orland Park, ILElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9714.4216.23
 Students per Librarian148013524573
 Students per Counselor481659530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.9%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.5%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Orland Park    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My husband and I bought a townhome in Orland Park 6 years ago. I am very happy and impressed with the level of safety and beauty that we find in our neighborhood. There  More

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My family and I have been living in Orland Park for 7 years. Orland Park is a mostly conservative suburb in the Chicagoland area. The mayor does a good job in trying to  More

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Orland Park, Illinois is a place where people have access to all the best medical care at some of the best medical facilities nationwide. In one of the years between  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 14 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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60462
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