2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 60.9% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% lower in Elgin than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  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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