2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Powell, WY

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Highlights
- Powell spends 10.1% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Powell than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powell had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPowell, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,311$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2174573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Powell    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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