2026 Compare Cities Education:
Southlake, TX vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 28.9% more per student than Southlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Elgin than in Southlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southlake
 Southlake, TXElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Southlake    7 Reviews

The schools in Southlake Texas mostly receive the highest ratings. THis is a great place to live and a great place to bring up  More

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I am from the Fort Worth, so i have lived in Texas all my life. Southlake is my current home with my wife and 4 boys i can't say enough about the school system. If  More

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I lived in Southlake for over four years. I loved how well planned and attractive the community was and how convenient it was to get to a multitude of nice shopping 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 16 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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