2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Port St. Joe, FL

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- Port St. Joe spends 23.0% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Port St. Joe than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port St. Joe had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,713$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%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 Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here for seven years.  More

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We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

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Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More

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