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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rock Island, IL vs Batavia, IL

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- Batavia spends 9.9% more per student than Rock Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Batavia than in Rock Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Batavia had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILBatavia, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews
Clint · Barry, IL
Rock Island - Pros/Cons
Over 17 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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Gene · Taylor Ridge, IL
QCA Education and Business
Over 18 years ago

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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Martha · Rock Island, IL
Affordable Small City
Over 19 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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Reviews for Batavia    3 Reviews
James · Batavia, IL
Great small town atmosphere
Over 16 years ago

Batavia straddles the Fox River and is approximately 35 miles west of Chicago with convenient proximity to rail and expressway access to the city. It has a bit of a  More

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AKBF · Geneva, IL
Batavia, IL
Over 17 years ago

A nice community with good  More

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Nicole · Batavia, IL
Great Area, expenisve homes
Over 19 years ago

Batavia is a great community for families. They have a great Park District, great shopping and entertainment in the area. The people in the area are genuinely friendly  More

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