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Peoria, IL vs Bettendorf, IA

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Highlights
- Bettendorf spends 21.0% less per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Bettendorf than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bettendorf had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria

Education
 Peoria, ILBettendorf, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,100$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520$11,412$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,533$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4715.0316.23
 Students per Librarian32195234573
 Students per Counselor460375530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%51.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
ZIPS IN BETTENDORF, IOWA
52722 52767

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