2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 16.6% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Bloomington than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILBloomington, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,668$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,286$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7914573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%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 Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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