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Utica, NY vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 30.0% less per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Rock Island than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica
 Utica, NYRock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  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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