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Virginia Beach, VA vs Glen Ellyn, IL

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Highlights
- Glen Ellyn spends 62.3% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Glen Ellyn than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Ellyn had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VAGlen Ellyn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Glen Ellyn    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1993 when our first child was born. One thing you should know about GE is that it is spread out and there is an "in  More

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My husband and I are life long residents of the Chicago area and have lived in Glen Ellyn since 1998. It is a comfortable, walkable, old fashion neighborhood where you  More

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