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Bessemer, AL vs Rockford, IL

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- Rockford spends 24.2% more per student than Bessemer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Rockford than in Bessemer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bessemer
 Bessemer, ALRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Bessemer    7 Reviews
Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Bessemer Al
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a Better Bessemer (ABB)
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a better Bessemer
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews
Ariele · Rockford, IL
Love it
Over 5 years ago

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

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Kristin · Belvidere, IL
Property Taxes Will Kill You
Over 6 years ago

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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Peter · South Beloit, IL
Making Progress!
Over 6 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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