2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rock Falls, IL vs Bloomington, IL

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- Bloomington spends 5.2% less per student than Rock Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Bloomington than in Rock Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rock Falls
 Rock Falls, ILBloomington, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rock Falls    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Not a good place for my womans protest. got arrested from one of the 8 cops. writing from prison. love yall stay safe out there. <3 #speakingfromtheheart #susanbanthony  More

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Over 18 years ago

The initial cost of housing is very reasonable but the property taxes will kill you. The way that the state handles school funding and health care funding leaves a lot  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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