2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 4.3% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Peoria than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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