2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Longmont, CO

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Highlights
- Longmont spends 1.5% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Longmont than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longmont had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILLongmont, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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