2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakland, CA vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 7.8% less per student than Oakland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in Rockford than in Oakland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland
 Oakland, CARockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  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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