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Lombard, IL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 25.5% less per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Rockford than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard

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 Lombard, ILRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,018$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,697$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4315.916.23
 Students per Librarian7097954573
 Students per Counselor535524530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.6%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  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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