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Rockford, IL vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise spends 35.6% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Surprise than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surprise had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford

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 Rockford, ILSurprise, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,393$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,283$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.918.2416.23
 Students per Librarian79523484573
 Students per Counselor524718530
 Grade School Educ.6.2%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%26.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%30.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.8%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 Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA
85374 85379 85388 85387

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