2025 Compare Cities Education:
Winnetka, IL vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 39.5% less per student than Winnetka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% higher in Elko than in Winnetka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Winnetka
 Winnetka, ILElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.90.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Winnetka    2 Reviews

Having had children attend both public and private schools. I would say the private schools are better. While the public schools are fine, there isn't any way to measure  More

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This idyllic, leafy, close-in suburb north of Chicago comes straight out of a Frank Capra (or John Hughes - see Home Alone for a view of the housing stock and  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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