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Chattanooga, TN vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 41.8% more per student than Chattanooga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Rock Island than in Chattanooga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chattanooga
 Chattanooga, TNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 18 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 20 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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