2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Moline, IL

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Highlights
- Moline spends 54.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Moline than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moline had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMoline, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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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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