2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 7.6% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Madison than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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