2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, IL vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 25.2% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Rockford than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, ILRockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,976  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved from Marion, IL a short time ago and would like to explain what happened to me there. My house was shot by a BB gun several times and ruined some of the siding.  More

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Over 18 years ago

marion is a great place for young people to get going in thier lives. marion is also a great place to retire at. marion needs more young people spots and i think marion  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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