2025 Compare Cities Education:
Colchester, VT vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 29.1% less per student than Colchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Rock Island than in Colchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colchester
 Colchester, VTRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Colchester    2 Reviews

Colchester is a very nice and picturesque town. Taxes however are high and housing costs if you want to own your own place may be prohibitive in light of the cost of  More

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This community called Colchester, immediately north of (and part of the greater community of) Burlington Vermont, is a wonderful three season recreational  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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