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

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Highlights
- Plainfield spends 10.8% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Plainfield than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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