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Rockford, IL vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 33.6% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Oak Park than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford

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 Rockford, ILOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,393$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,283$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.913.9716.23
 Students per Librarian79514804573
 Students per Counselor524481530
 Grade School Educ.6.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%11.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%72.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%8.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%5.1%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 Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
60302 60304 60301

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