2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fishkill, NY vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 42.2% less per student than Fishkill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Rockford than in Fishkill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fishkill
 Fishkill, NYRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fishkill    1 Reviews

I lived hear for around 10 years. Great place great stores and most importantly much better than east  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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