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Rockford, IL vs Lynchburg, VA

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Highlights
- Lynchburg spends 16.0% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Lynchburg than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynchburg had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford

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 Rockford, ILLynchburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,393$13,762$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358$13,269$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,283$7,572$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.912.3716.23
 Students per Librarian7957834573
 Students per Counselor524392530
 Grade School Educ.6.2%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%38.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
24502 24501 24503 24504

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