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Belvidere, IL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 13.9% less per student than Belvidere.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Rockford than in Belvidere. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belvidere

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 Belvidere, ILRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,038$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,135$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,655$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5515.916.23
 Students per Librarian10057954573
 Students per Counselor566524530
 Grade School Educ.11.1%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.0%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.4%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Belvidere    4 Reviews

The town is full of gangs from chicago that spay paint everything. The police are like nazi storm troopers. The court system is full of good ole boys. The only honorable  More

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People from the Chicago suburbs can't believe the low cost of housing. Schools are good. Easy to go to the city or an  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently moved back to Belvidere from the suburbs of Chicago. I am very happy to find that the cost of living is far cheaper than anyother place I have found in IL (&  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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