2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lawton, OK vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 42.5% more per student than Lawton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Rockford than in Lawton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawton
 Lawton, OKRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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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