2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davenport, IA vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- South Bend spends 5.8% less per student than Davenport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in South Bend than in Davenport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Bend had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davenport
 Davenport, IASouth Bend, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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 11 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 11 years ago

Great local colleges and  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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