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St. Louis, MO vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 15.0% more per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Elgin than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis

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 St. Louis, MOElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,291$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,062$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.214.4216.23
 Students per Librarian363713524573
 Students per Counselor300659530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  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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