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Rockford, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 3.5% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Bloomington than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford

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 Rockford, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,393$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358$15,275$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,283$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.913.1816.23
 Students per Librarian7955904573
 Students per Counselor524756530
 Grade School Educ.6.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%47.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
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61704 61701 61705

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