2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 28.5% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Plantation than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 6 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 7 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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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