2025 Compare Cities Education:
Foster City, CA vs East Moline, IL

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Highlights
- East Moline spends 20.4% less per student than Foster City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in East Moline than in Foster City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Moline had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foster City
 Foster City, CAEast Moline, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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Reviews for East Moline    2 Reviews

We have lived in this area for 15 years. Over that time, property taxes have continually increased (today $11,000 annually for a $325,000 home). Now as we start to plan  More

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We are approaching retirement age. As we review our current situation, we find that we are going to have to sell our home and relocate - because we cannot afford the  More

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