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

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- Riverdale spends 36.9% more per student than Rock Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Riverdale than in Rock Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverdale had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILRiverdale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Riverdale    1 Reviews
Myra · Riverdale, IL
ok area
Over 11 years ago

I moved from Chicago to Riverdale in December of 2012. The first week after I moved in a woman was carjacked in front of my apartment on 140th and Tracy Street. I  More

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