2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, NC vs Rock Island, IL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Rock Island spends 48.3% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Rock Island than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, NCRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville    12 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

   |    Reply

Over 9 years ago

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

   |    Reply

Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Jacksonville

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rock Island


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.