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

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 13.6% more per student than Moline.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Plainfield than in Moline. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Moline
 Moline, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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