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White Plains, NY vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 43.9% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Elgin than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  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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