2024 Compare Cities Education:
Manchester, NH vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 2.9% less per student than Manchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Rockford than in Manchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manchester
 Manchester, NHRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,879$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,747$15,358$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,989$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.215.916.23
 Students per Librarian4157954573
 Students per Counselor220524530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%23.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.9%22.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.0%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 13 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  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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