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Smyrna, GA vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 15.3% more per student than Smyrna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Rock Island than in Smyrna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smyrna
 Smyrna, GARock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Smyrna    9 Reviews

I’ve lived in this city for for three years now. I’ve lived all over and I must say this city gives you a small town feel. Right outside of a large city I feel safe and  More

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Smyrna, Ga is the worst place to live because it is low income with a 10% unemployment rate. Large retailers have left the area with the exception of Walmart. The  More

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The thing about the Smyrna/Vinings area is that you have some very nice areas, that are right next door to a very bad area. I just don't want to pay a ton of money to  More

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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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