2025 Compare Cities Education:
Moline, IL vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Buffalo Grove spends 52.8% more per student than Moline.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Buffalo Grove than in Moline. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buffalo Grove had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moline
 Moline, ILBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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