2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 31.8% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Huntsville than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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