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Davenport, IA vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 18.5% more per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Rock Island than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport

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 Davenport, IARock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,502$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412$13,861$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,161$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0315.1616.23
 Students per Librarian52312824573
 Students per Counselor375392530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%21.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.1%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 Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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ZIPS IN DAVENPORT, IOWA
52806 52804 52803 52807 52802 52801
ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
61201

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