2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockford, IL vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 28.8% more per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in San Rafael than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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