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Yuba City, CA vs Rock Island, IL

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Highlights
- Rock Island spends 20.8% more per student than Yuba City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% lower in Rock Island than in Yuba City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rock Island had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuba City
 Yuba City, CARock Island, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,998$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12824573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  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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