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Aurora, CO vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 7.7% more per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Rockford than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora

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 Aurora, CORockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,228$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,402$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6815.916.23
 Students per Librarian17767954573
 Students per Counselor353524530
 Grade School Educ.6.5%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.9%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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ZIPS IN AURORA, COLORADO
80013, 80016, 80012, 80011, 80010, 80014, 80017, 80018, 80019, 80045, 10 total
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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