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Davenport, IA vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 30.3% more per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Elgin than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport

Education
 Davenport, IAElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,502$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412$15,271$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,161$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0314.4216.23
 Students per Librarian52313524573
 Students per Counselor375659530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%26.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Davenport    17 Reviews

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

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Over 10 years ago

Great local colleges and  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 14 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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52806 52804 52803 52807 52802 52801
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