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Moline, IL vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 4.8% less per student than Moline.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Kalamazoo than in Moline. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moline
 Moline, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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