2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Plainsboro, NJ

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Highlights
- Plainsboro spends 34.0% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Plainsboro than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainsboro had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPlainsboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock32.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.9%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 Plainsboro    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

My wife Rosanne and I have lived in Plainsboro for nearly 30 years. We have raised our three children here. WE LOVE IT!!! The schools are great, the community is  More

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We've lived in several different parts of the country, and when we found out we were moving to NJ due to my husband's new job, we bought into the stereotype and thought,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Plainsboro is clean, safe and quiet with excellent schools, affordable housing and good jobs  More

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