2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Charles, IL vs Algonquin, IL

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Highlights
- Algonquin spends 7.4% more per student than St. Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Algonquin than in St. Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Algonquin had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Charles
 St. Charles, ILAlgonquin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for St. Charles    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Moving to Saint Charles from Kansas City was quite to sticker shock from a cost of living standpoint. I did do my homework and knew this would be the case, but it  More

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Over 16 years ago

St. Charles, Illinois is a small, trendy river town. It hosts amenities that appeal to everyone. Biking, running, walking, hiking, camping, horseback riding, kayaking,  More

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Reviews for Algonquin    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Algonquin has really changed and grown, especially west algonquin. Politically though it leans conservative. That has not changed. People are nice though and they are  More

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Over 15 years ago

This town is practically Mayberry as far as crime goes.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Algonquin is a far northwest suburb of Chicago north of Elgin IL off of I90. The western part of Algonquin has shown significant growth and expansion over the past few  More

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