2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spring Grove, IL vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 6.9% less per student than Spring Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Elgin than in Spring Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spring Grove
 Spring Grove, ILElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Spring Grove    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have lived here for 26 years, love the peace and quiet the area offers along with the wildlife. Not too far from good shopping. Raised my kids here the schools were  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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