2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yerington, NV vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 51.9% more per student than Yerington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Elgin than in Yerington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yerington
 Yerington, NVElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Yerington    9 Reviews

I have stayed and played in this town for decades and now have the opportunity to live here. Can't think of anyplace else I would love to be resident at. Yes it is a  More

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I'm pissed off and angry! Lyon County, Nevada property taxes went up, but service been cut back, and still going to very healthy and lazy people! Example, funding has  More

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Over 14 years ago

Yerington is in the middle of NOWHERE. It is about 45 min from Wellington (don’t blink or you’ll miss it), and another hour on top of that to Carson City. You have to  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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