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Albuquerque, NM vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island spends 24.3% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Rock Island than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 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 19 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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