| Index | Moline | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 23% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 19 | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 4 | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 306 | 7,963 |
| Index | Moline | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.6% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.5% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 35.1% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 25.8% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.8% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 19 public schools, 4 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Moline. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Moline, IL schools is 23%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Moline, IL, an average of 85.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 893 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Le Claire, IA | 3,969 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Blue Grass, IA | 2,058 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Princeton, IA | 942 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 36,214 | 82% | 70.7% |
| Moline, IL | 41,213 | 23% | 52.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kearny, NJ | 41,190 | 41% | 13.7% |
| Greenacres, FL | 41,242 | 48% | 0.9% |
| Belleville, IL | 41,256 | 28% | 42.3% |
| Bremerton, WA | 41,258 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Shelton, CT | 41,162 | 67% | 39.1% |
| Moline, IL | 41,213 | 23% | 52.3% |
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