2025 Compare Cities Education:
Moline, IL vs Dixon, IL

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Highlights
- Dixon spends 38.3% more per student than Moline.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Dixon than in Moline. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dixon had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Moline
 Moline, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,130$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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