2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockingham, NC vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 1.1% less per student than Rockingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Phoenix than in Rockingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockingham
 Rockingham, NCPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,079  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rockingham    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Rockingham, Nc my whole life. I want desperately to move to a larger city. There is nothing fun to do in Rockingham. The job market is horrible and  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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