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Boston, MA vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 44.2% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% higher in Rockford than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

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 Boston, MARockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2515.916.23
 Students per Librarian7177954573
 Students per Counselor567524530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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