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Janesville, WI vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 2.2% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Rockford than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville

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 Janesville, WIRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,754$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,307$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2215.916.23
 Students per Librarian6907954573
 Students per Counselor382524530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  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 JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
53546 53545 53548
ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104

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