2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rock Island, IL vs Hot Springs, SD

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 27.0% less per student than Rock Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Hot Springs than in Rock Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILHot Springs, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,107$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

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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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 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 Hot Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We are South Dakota natives and we moved to Hot Springs in 2023 after retiring. This move was predicated on a long-time knowledge of the city and many visits here going  More

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Over 11 years ago

Hot Springs, South Dakota has everything a retired person could want. I moved here (from Connecticut) ten years ago and I've never been happier. We have a beautiful  More

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This is a small town, suitable for those who like the Black Hills and want someplace quieter than Rapid City (and a little warmer -- it's located in a kind of climatic  More

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