2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Bentonville, AR

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Highlights
- Bentonville spends 22.0% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Bentonville than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bentonville had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILBentonville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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