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Rockford, IL vs Scottsboro, AL

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Highlights
- Scottsboro spends 29.9% less per student than Rockford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Scottsboro than in Rockford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsboro had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockford
 Rockford, ILScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,485$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,358  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,634$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor524  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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