2025 Compare Cities Education:
Moline, IL vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 83.7% more per student than Moline.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Boston than in Moline. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Moline
 Moline, ILBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Moline    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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