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Omaha, NE vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 9.6% more per student than Omaha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Rock Island than in Omaha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Omaha

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 Omaha, NERock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,596$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,673$13,861$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,312$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1215.1616.23
 Students per Librarian41512824573
 Students per Counselor372392530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%8.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%21.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Omaha    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Born and raised in Omaha, moved to the Pacific Northwest for 50 years, and now back in Omaha. Feels safe, secure, good health care, lots of activities. Compared to  More

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Over 1 years ago

Many of the reviews say Omaha is good for family life - it is, but it also offers the best of quality urban living. I've lived here for 20 years, after living in  More

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Pros: Not much happens, no news is good news. No major tornadoes for decades!! Education can be good in areas. Career opportunities for those who take risks and  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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ZIPS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
68104, 68107, 68116, 68134, 68164, 68135, 68137, 68144, 68105, 68154, 28 total
ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
61201

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