2025 Compare Cities Education:
Eau Claire, WI vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 16.1% more per student than Eau Claire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Rockford than in Eau Claire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WIRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,854  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  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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