2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 16.9% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Reno than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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