2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hinsdale, IL vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 27.3% less per student than Hinsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Rock Island than in Hinsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hinsdale
 Hinsdale, ILRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hinsdale    4 Reviews

Have lived here for five years and here are my observations (from both first-hand and anecdotal experiences): Pros-lovely town, homes and yards well-kept, downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a pretty Chicago suburb. It is an affluent community blessed with top rated schools. I'm sure there are lots of very nice people living there, yet the very  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a first class town West of Chicago with nice little shops and very low crime rate. The schools are generally rated among the best in  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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