2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rock Island, IL vs Westminster, CO

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Highlights
- Westminster spends 7.2% less per student than Rock Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Westminster than in Rock Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westminster had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILWestminster, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,861  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Colorado is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Boulder is cool. I hate snow but the mild summers her are wonderful and there is lots to do outdoors for free. Bike friendly, Westminster itself ok, the people are  More

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Hi there- My husband and I are looking to move out of Los Angeles. We love the outdoors and we are big foodies. We are in our early 30's and looking for a place to raise  More

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