2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Davenport, IA

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Highlights
- Davenport spends 33.5% less per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Davenport than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Davenport had 22.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MADavenport, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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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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