2025 Compare Cities Education:
Troy, MI vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 15.8% more per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Elgin than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 16.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, MIElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  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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