2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sterling, KS vs Riverdale, IL

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Highlights
- Riverdale spends 24.1% more per student than Sterling.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Riverdale than in Sterling. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverdale had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sterling
 Sterling, KSRiverdale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,032  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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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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