2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Punxsutawney, PA

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- Punxsutawney spends 11.9% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Punxsutawney than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punxsutawney had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILPunxsutawney, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,336$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2464573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Punxsutawney    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Punxsutawney Pa is a joke, there is absolutely nothing to do here at all for the younger generation. Jobs are all minimum wage (what little jobs it has), if you don't  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has alot of low income housing . Not your average country side community. Poor location to raise a  More

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