2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pueblo, CO vs Rockford, IL

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Highlights
- Rockford spends 56.1% more per student than Pueblo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Rockford than in Pueblo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockford had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pueblo
 Pueblo, CORockford, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,393$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,722  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7954573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  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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