2025 Compare Cities Education:
North Kansas City, MO vs Rockford, IL

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- Rockford spends 17.0% more per student than North Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Rockford than in North Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Kansas City
 North Kansas City, MORockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Kansas City    1 Reviews

Located just north of downtown Kansas City, several bus routes to downtown pass through North Kansas City, usually less than a couple blocks away from anywhere in the  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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