2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Cedar Falls, IA

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- Cedar Falls spends 17.1% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Cedar Falls than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Falls had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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