2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 4.3% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Olympia than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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