2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Flat Rock, MI

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Highlights
- Flat Rock spends 16.0% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Flat Rock than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flat Rock had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILFlat Rock, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Flat Rock    4 Reviews

I give Flat Rock 4 stars out of 5. And let me say that, by saying this: "I _ _ came to HATE _ _ living in Michigan". For a number of reasons, which I will enumerate.   More

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Over 12 years ago

Very low crime, good schools.....but  More

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I have lived here for 14 years. If you get involved in the community, you will meet many nice people. Alot of people here know each other, and that is great too.We know  More

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