2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlington, WI vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 8.6% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Rockford than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, WIRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,802  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    4 Reviews

We generally go to Milwaukee or Chicago for entertainment. Burlington does not offer a great deal to do. The recent economical downturn has hit Burlington pretty bad,  More

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Over 15 years ago

plenty of work.just  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in or around the Burlington area most of my life. It's a great place to live and raise a family. People are spiritual, honest and genuine - truly the spirit  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 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 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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